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When my first wife left me, she left my heart in misery
When my first wife left me, she left my heart in misery Ever since that day boy, I don't think I'll ever love again If I can get her back again, I'll never roam no more If I get her back again, boys, I never roam no more I had a good wife, but I did not treat her right It's my fault, only have myself to blame It's my fault, it's my fault boys, I only have myself to blame She would have been home right now, if I hadn't wanted every woman that I seen I found out one thing, these women don't mean you no good I found out one thing people, these women don't mean you no good You mistreated a good girl for some woman, that she'd turn around and turn her back on you Yes, yeah I'm having bad luck, having bad luck ever since she been gone I'm having bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, ever since my baby been gone When she was at home, Lord, I did not treat her right |
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Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Lord, you know you ain't treat'n me right Sally Mae, Sally Mae Lord, you know you ain't treat'n me right You stay out all night long Lord, you know you ain't treat'n me right You're a no good weed Lord, the cows, won't mow you down You're a no good weed Lord, the cows, won't mow you down I was chief of police, I would drive you out of town George! Play the blues! You ought to leave this town, Sally Mae You ought to leave here to stay You ought to leave this town Y'ought to leave here to stay Your reputation, Sally Mae Your reputation ain't no good Sally Mae, Sally Mae Y'ought to change in your younger days Yeah! Sally Mae, Sally Mae Y'oughtta change your ways in your younger days Better change now Sally Mae Change in your younger days |
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Well my mama she didn't 'low me, just to stay out all night long, oh Lord
Well my mama didn't 'low me, just to stay out all night long I didn't care what she didn't 'low, I would boogie-woogie anyhow When I first came to town people, I was walkin' down Hastings Street Everybody was talkin' about, the Henry Swing Club I decided I drop in there that night When I got there, I say, "Yes, people" They was really havin' a ball! Yes, I know Boogie Chillen'! One night I was layin' down, I heard mama 'n papa talkin' I heard papa tell mama, let that boy boogie-woogie, It's in him, and it got to come out And I felt so good, Went on boogie'n just the same |
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Yes, I lay down last night.
Yes, I was thinking to myself. Oh lord. Lord I was thinking all of her to myself. Yes, I wonder how did you love me any baby? Now was you lovin' - now was you lovin', oh, somebody else? Hear my baby when she left me, oh Lord, When she left me by myself. Lord, I'm sure is worried. I'm just sitting here thinkin'. Yes, I'm going out... (several lines unintelligible) I says I lay down last night, lay down last night. Now, but I sure wasn't satisified. Now, but I sure wasn't satisfied. I was thinkin' about my baby, And I wonder if she'll come back to me. Well, I say good- Goodbye baby.Goodbye Baby. I hope we meet again. I hope we meet again someday, oh Lord. |
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(John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman)
Well, my baby she long and she tall and she weep like a willow tree Well, my baby long and she's tall and she weep like a willow tree Ev'ry time she love me, she make my love come down I seen my baby this mornin', she was weepin' to herself I seen my baby this mornin', she was weepin' to herself She says, "John Lee, I need lovin' and I just can't help myself, yes, baby" Uh, huh? Hey, yes love me, love me, love me, daddy, love me all night long Yeah, love me, love me, daddy and love me all night long 'cause your baby, she need lovin', lovin' with a thrill |
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When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in,
I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord Yes, my mother followed me that mornin', me that mornin' She followed me down to the yard, oh yeah She said my son he'd gone, he'd gone, he'd gone Yes he's gone in a, poorsome wear*, oh yeah Yes I left my dear old mother, dear old mother I left my honor, need* a crime, oh Lord Take care of my child, Take care, take care of my child |
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When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in,
I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord Yes, my mother followed me that mornin', me that mornin' She followed me down to the yard, oh yeah She said my son he'd gone, he'd gone, he'd gone Yes he's gone in a, poorsome wear*, oh yeah Yes I left my dear old mother, dear old mother I left my honor, need* a crime, oh Lord Take care of my child, Take care, take care of my child |
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I don't want no woman
Playin' the races all the time I don't want no woman Playin' the races all the time You know she ain't good for nothin' She's too broke most all the time Dreamed her number last night Yes, yes, yes And my baby, she did the same Dreamed her number last night And my baby did the same My baby got up this mornin' And she played it just the same Yes, man I come home ev'ry Friday Throws my check down on the bed I come home ev'ry Friday Throw my check down on the bed My baby takes all-a my money Put it down on five, six an two Yes, yes! I don't want no woman Play the races all the time |
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She left me that Wednesday evenin'
She left me on my bended knee She left me that Wednesday evenin' She left me on my bended knee I was beggin' my baby, baby please don't go It was that Wednesday When the storm was sinkin' low You know it was that Wednesday, evenin' When the storm was sinkin' low My baby packed her clothes. Yes, I got to leave now I said, Lord have mercy Help me in my wicked way Lord, have mercy Help me in my wicked ways Send my baby back to me Send my baby on back to me |
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Lower down your chariot, baby
And let your daddy ride Low down your chariot, baby And let your daddy ride 'Cause your daddy's sick and tired You know I wanna lay down I hold out my handle I stretch forth hand to thee Hold out my handle girl And I stretch forth hand to thee I gonna love you little girl I don't want nobody else Yeah, little girl I got to leave you now Yeah, little girl, little girl I got to leave you now |
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(John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman)
Queen bee, queen bee, queen bee, queen bee, please come back to me Queen bee, queen bee, queen bee yes, queen bee, please come back to me 'cause you got the best darn stinger any queen bee I ever seen Hmm, she stung me this mornin', yes, yes, yes, I been lookin' for all day long She stung me this mornin', I've been lookin' for my queen bee a day long Got me to the place one time, hate to see my queen bee leave home Hmm, stinger long as my right arm Every time she stings me, Lord, it makes my blood run warm |
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Tease me tease me baby like a tease you probably do
Tease me honey tease me till I don't know what I'm doing Tease me in the morning honey tease me all day long Tease me honey tease me till my love come falling down Come on and tease your daddy Want you to tease me baby Come on and tease your daddy Want you to tease Drive me honey drive me come on and drive me to the town Drive me through the valleys come on and drive me up and down Drive me through the morning honey drive me through the night Drive me honey drive me no I won't put up a fight Come on and drive your daddy Want you to drive me babe Come on and drive your daddy Want you to drive Love me love me baby come on love your daddy too Love me honey love me till I don't know what I'm doing Love me through the valleys woman love me through the town Love me up to heaven till our love come falling down Come on and love your daddy Want you to love me babe Come on and love your daddy Want you to love Come on and love me, love me Drive me, drive me, drive me, drive me, drive me Tease me baby Tease me, tease me, tease me, tease me, tease me |
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Oh yeah, I need your love so bad
Oh yeah, I need your love so bad, so bad I want the kind of woman, she wanna be mine alone I tryin to find a woman, who wanna grow old with me Tryin to find a woman, wanna grow old with me And not the kind of woman, wanna jive and play all the time I'm bound to find a woman, to live alone with me I'm bound to find a woman, to live alone with me Coz I need to love so bad, I'm bound to go out of my mind I tryin to find a woman, who wanna be mine alone Wanna be mine alone And not the kind of woman, she wanna jive and carry on |
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Louise, you the sweetest gal I know
Louise, you the sweetest gal I know Yeah, you made me walk from Chicago, baby, Down to the Gulf of Mexico Now, look a-here, Louise Now, what you tryin' to do? You tryin' to make me love you And you love some other man too Whoa Louise, baby that will never do Yeah, you know you can't love Big Bill, baby And love some other man too Louise, I believe Somebody been fishin' in my pond They been catchin' all my perches Grinding up the bone Whoa Louise, baby why don't you hurry home? Yeah you know, you know, Louise, I ain't had no lovin', not since you been gone Louise, you know you got ways Like a rattlesnake and a squirrel Now, when you start the lovin' I declare, it's out of this world Whoa Louise, baby, why don't you hurry home? Yes, I ain't had no lovin' baby Not since my Louise been gone Louise, the big boat's up the river Now she's on a bag of sand Now she don't strike deep water I declare she'll never land Whoa Louise, baby why don't you hurry home? Yeah you know, you know Louise I ain't had no lovin', not since you been gone. |
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Goin back home, get my old gal soon
Goin back home, get my old gal soon You a high priced chick, and I got to let you go I love you baby, you think I good price Yeah baby, I got to let you go That's why I am goin' back home, get my old gal soon My mama told me, leave that chick alone Mama didn't know what that gal was puttin' down I said Mama, I just can't let her go She's a high priced baby, but I love her just the same Yes I love her I got a map to the highway baby Movin' on down the line I got a map to the highway baby Movin' on down the line You such a high priced baby, got to let you go |
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Now I'm a walkin' groundhog, mama and I walks around in my den
Now I'm a walkin' groundhog, mama and I walks around in my den Now if I come out and see my shadow, John I believe I'll go back in Now I want some feedin' mama, so I can hear a high sound If you don't feed me baby, I believe I'll go back in the ground Because I'm that walkin' groundhog, mama and I walks around in my den Now if I come out and see my shadow you say you don't love me, I believe I'll go back in Now I wanna hear some swingin' music I wanna hear a Fats Waller song Now if I start to jitter-buggin' I'm forgettin' my hole down in the ground Because I'm that walkin' groundhog, man and I walks around in my den Now if I come out and see my shadow my woman don't love me, I believe I'll go back in Yes John, you know what I mean Oh you know I'm a-walkin' wild Now I need some pettin' baby, baby you know what I mean Now if you don't pet me baby, I believe I'll go back down in New Orleans Because I'm that walkin' groundhog, at night I walks around in my den Now if I come out and see my shadow my woman don't love me, yeah an' I believe I'll go back in |
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Hey man! Leave my wife alone!
I done told you once and ain't gonna tell you no more Next time I tell I'm gonna mow you down I said leave her alone, I said leave her alone I said man don't you know leave my wife alone I said look at her babe what have you dun-done? Got my lover got her on her thumb Better leave him alone, better leave him alone I done told you once ain't gonna tell you no more Oh! Have mercy! I said look at her babe what you dun-done? Got my lover got her on her thumb I done told you baby, done told you baby I done told you baby, leave that man alone De lata de lata de lata do I said baby now baby leave that man alone |
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