Messin' With The Kid

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"Messin' With The Kid" is a 1960 American blues song originally recorded by Junior Wells and credited to songwriter/producer Mel London. It subsequently became a signature tune for Wells. It has been covered by many artists including Johnny Winter, The Blues Brothers, Rory Gallagher and Freddie King. "The Kid" is self-referential slang.

Wells' recording first appeared as a single on Mel London's Chief Records.

[edit] Credits

• Junior Wells - vocals
• Earl Hooker - electric guitar
• Lacey Gibson – electric guitar
• Johnny Walker - piano
• Jack Myers - bass
• Fred Below - drums
• Jarrett Gibson - tenor saxophone
• Donald Hankins – baritone saxophone

Produced by Mel London. Recorded in Chicago, October 17, 1960.

[edit] Opening lyrics

What's this I hear, goin' all around town

People say you're tryin' to put The Kid down

Hey, yeh, look at what you did

You can call it what you want

But I call it messin' with The Kid

Blues singer Eddie C. Campbell recorded a Christmas novelty song, also done in blues style, called "Santa's Messin' With The Kid", in which Santa is actually "messing with" the wife of the The Kid, until "The Kid ran him out o' town":

Santa come' once a year, we all know

Didn't use my chimney, had a key to my do'

Oh, Lord, look what Santa did

(He's messin' with me)

Call it Merry Christmas?

I say Santa's messin' with The Kid