Boozoo Chavis - Paper in My Shoe free for downloading

Absolutely right bridey this song is referencing a popular hoodoo practice ....look it up :)

Try not to wiggle your backbone when you hear this song

Thank you for your comment. This was Boozoo's debut recording. I'm going to post the other side of it soon.

paper in da shoe, means he got paid and is going to town to spend is money,(cash in shoe.)

The guitar is so out of tune that it's brilliant.

Remember when my father played this when I was child. I found it weird the guy had paper in his shoes. Until I later found out the backstory. Which is actually pretty sad. The poor guy is collecting money in his shoes.

Wow, you're all stunningly wrong. This is about hoodoo. When a hoodoo practitioner puts a paper in their shoe, the name of their enemy is written on the paper. The paper is then put in the shoe to keep the enemy under the foot. Every time the hoodoo steps down, the enemy is ground beneath the heel. It's very basic and very effective magic. Hence the line "Don't you worry about your baby." In other words, the situation is being handled. I got a paper in my shoe.

He's actually singing "I got a Papal in my Shoe", a reference to a time when Acadians secretly carried a tiny picture of the pope in their shoes, as Catholicism and the speaking of the French language was frowned upon.

Listened to this for 2 years straight in music class

I met Mr boozoo and his wife very charming people have been real good friends with him for years

I guess everyone has their own interpretation of the song. I remember being told it was because his shoes were to big so he used paper to fill the void. I like the 'ladies phone number' version better...

That's my grandfather. I wish I could've met you. :(

You people sure like a load of bull...! LOL It's actually from an old song called "pepper in my shoe", nothing to do with paper! Personally, I think the sexual suggestion is pretty apparent.

One chord wonder The guitar never changes. Boozoo is wonderfully singing off tune to the one chord. So wrong it's right ; )

Is there any truth in the rumour that the rest of the band is so low down in the mix because Boozoo and the band are actually playing in different keys?