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Drunk Man's Blues 4:01 Trk 16 |
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Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White) |
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Unknown personnel - piano |
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Recorded: 1963 Memphis, Tennessee |
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Spoken: She stuck out |
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I wonder, I wonder, baby |
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While people uptown barely up |
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I hear the rooster crowin' for a day |
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Now, I hate to go home |
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An look my baby in her face |
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My baby said, 'You bingein' out drunk all night |
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Daddy, comin' in you don't treat me right' |
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She said, 'You been out drunk all night |
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When you come in you don't treat me right' |
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Baby, if you forgive me this time, baby |
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Daddy won't ever do it, no mo' |
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I fell on my knees late one Sunday evenin' |
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I asked the Good Lord up above |
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Forgive me for my sin |
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Fell on my knees late one Sunday evenin' |
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Ask the Good Lord above |
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Forgive me for my sin |
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My baby sittin' on my knees, crynin' |
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She said, 'Lord, have mercys on my man' |
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One mo' drink, baby, one mo' drink |
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Before I bow down on my knee |
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Baby, just one mo' drink |
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Just before I bow down on my knee |
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I ain't gon' tell ol *Martha no lie |
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If I take one now won't drink no mo' |
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Late one Friday evenin' |
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Never forget late one Friday, 'bout dark |
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I was standin' on the corner |
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Standin' on Beale and Main |
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I seen my babe wit' another man |
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An I got me pint a-gin |
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She said, 'Daddy, I thought you |
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Wasn't gon' drink no mo?' |
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I thought you said you wasn't gon' be |
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With no other man? |
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Baby, you can't fuss at me no mo' |
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Baby, you done the same thing I'm doing |
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Now, from now on baby, I'm 'on forget you |
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Babe, I'm 'onna stay out all night long |
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That same old rooster started crowin' 'fore a day |
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I wasn't sayin' to come home look in yo' own face |
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That same old rooster started crowin' 'fore a day |
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I wasn't sayin' to come home an look in yo' own face |
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'Cause I know for myself, little girl |
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You done the same, same old thing |
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'Play it down, now' |
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'Play it while I take me another drink' |
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(piano) |
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'My baby had me fooled for a long time |
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But she done woke me up now, though' |
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(piano) |
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'Pour about a half-a glass full |
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But I don't wanna pay full' |
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(piano) |
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'That's enough to see her good when |
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I get home I know what it's all about, then |
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Good-bye, baby, good-bye |
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Lookin' at you with tears in my eye |
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Good-bye, baby, good-bye |
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Lookin' at you with tears in my eye |
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I don't be back here no mo', baby |
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As like a blowin' the wind be gone. |
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