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(Eddie James "Son" House, Jr.) |
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I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read? |
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It said, "Hurry, hurry, yeah, your love is dead" |
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I got a letter this mornin, I say how do you reckon it read? |
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You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry, how come the gal you love is dead?" |
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So, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road |
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When I got there she was layin on a coolin' board |
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I grabbed up my suitcase, and I said and I took off down the road |
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I said, but when I got there she was already layin on a coolin' board |
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Well, I walked up right close, looked down in her face |
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Said, the good ol' gal got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day |
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I walked up right close, and I said I looked down in her face |
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I said the good ol' gal, she got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day |
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Looked like there was 10,000 people standin' round the buryin' ground |
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I didn't know I loved her 'til they laid her down |
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Looked like 10,000 were standin' round the buryin' ground |
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You know I didn't know I loved her 'til they damn laid her down |
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Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul |
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I wouldn't mistreat you baby, for my weight in gold |
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I said, Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul |
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You know I wouldn't mistreat nobody, baby, not for my weight in gold |
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Well, I folded up my arms and I slowly walked away |
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I said, "Farewell honey, I'll see you on Judgment Day" |
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Ah, yeah, oh, yes, I slowly walked away |
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I said, "Farewell, farewell, I'll see you on the Judgment Day" |
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You know I went in my room, I bowed down to pray |
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The blues came along and drove my spirit away |
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I went in my room, I said I bowed down to pray |
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I said the blues came along and drove my spirit away |
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You know I didn't feel so bad, 'til the good ol' sun went down |
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I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around |
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I didn't feel so bad, 'til the good ol' sun went down |
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You know, I didn't have nobody to throw my arms around |
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I loved you baby, like I love myself |
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You don't have me, you won't have nobody else |
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I loved you baby, better than I did myself |
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I said now if you don't have me, I didn't want you to have nobody else |
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You know, it's hard to love someone that don't love you |
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Ain't no satisfaction, don't care what in the world you do |
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Yeah, it's hard to love someone that don't love you |
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You know it don't look like satisfaction, don't care what in the world you do |
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Got up this mornin', just about the break of day |
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A-huggin' the pillow where she used to lay |
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Got up this mornin', just about the break of day |
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A-huggin' the pillow where my good gal used to lay |
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Got up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes |
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You know, I must-a had them old walkin' blues |
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Got up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes |
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Yeah, you know bout that, I must-a had them old walkin' blues |
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You know, I cried last night and all the night before |
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Gotta change my way a livin', so I don't have to cry no more |
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You know, I cried last night and all the night before |
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Gotta change my way a livin', you see, so I don't have to cry no more |
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Ah, hush, thought I heard her call my name |
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If it wasn't so loud and so nice and plain |
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Ah, yeah |
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Mmmmmm |
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Well, listen, whatever you do |
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This is one thing, honey, I tried to get along with you |
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Yes, no tellin' what you do |
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I done everything I could, just to try and get along with you |
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Well, the minutes seemed like hours, hours they seemed like days |
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It seemed like my good, old gal outta done stopped her low-down ways |
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Minutes seemed like hours, hours they seemed like days |
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Seems like my good, old gal outta done stopped her low-down ways |
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You know, love's a hard ol' fall, make you do things you don't wanna do |
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Love sometimes leaves you feeling sad and blue |
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You know, love's a hard ol' fall, make you do things you don't wanna do |
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Love sometimes make you feel sad and blue |
