Drunk Man's Blues Trk 16 Bukka (Booker T. Washington White) Unknown personnel - Recorded: 1963 Memphis, [email protected]
Spoken: She out
I wonder, I wonder, people uptown barely up I the rooster crowin' for a day Now, I hate to go An look my in her face
My baby said, 'You out drunk all night Daddy, in you don't treat me right' She said, 'You been out drunk all When you come in you treat me right' Baby, if you me this time, baby won't ever do it, no mo'
I fell on my knees late one Sunday I asked the Good Lord up me for my sin Fell on my knees one Sunday evenin' Ask the Good Lord me for my sin
My baby sittin' on my knees, She said, 'Lord, mercys on my man' One mo' drink, baby, one mo' I bow down on my knee Baby, just one mo' before I bow down on my knee I ain't gon' ol *Martha no lie If I one now won't drink no mo'
Late one evenin' Never forget late one Friday, 'bout I was on the corner on Beale and Main I seen my wit' another man An I got me pint
She said, 'Daddy, I you Wasn't drink no mo?' I you said you wasn't gon' be with no other Baby, you fuss at me no mo' Baby, you the same thing I'm doing
Now, now on baby, I'm 'on forget you Babe, I'm 'onna stay out all long That same old rooster started crowin' a day I wasn't to come home look in yo' own face That old rooster started crowin' 'fore a day I wasn't sayin' to come home an look in yo' own 'Cause I know for myself, girl You done the same, old thing
it down, now' 'Play it while I take me another
(piano)
'My had me fooled for a long time But she done woke me up now,
(piano)
about a half-a glass full But I wanna pay full'
(piano)
'That's enough to see her when I get I know what it's all about, then
Good-bye, baby, at you with tears in my eye Good-bye, baby, Lookin' at you tears in my eye I don't be here no mo', baby As a blowin' the wind be gone.
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