When it rained five days and the sky turned dark as night When it rained five days and the sky turned dark as night Then trouble's takin' place in the lowlands at night
I woke up this mornin', can't even get out of my door I woke up this mornin', can't even get out of my door There's enough trouble to make a poor girl wonder where she wanna go
Then they rowed a little boat about five miles cross the pond Then they rowed a little boat about five miles cross the pond I packed all my clothes, throwed 'em in and they rowed me along
When it thunders and lightnin' and the wind begins to blow When it thunders and lightnin' and the wind begins to blow There's thousands of people ain't got no place to go
And I went and stood up on some high old lonesome hill And I went and stood up on some high old lonesome hill Then looked down on the house were I used to live
Backwater blues done called me to pack my things and go Backwater blues done called me to pack my things and go 'Cause my house fell down and I can't live there no more
Mmm, I can't move no more Mmm, I can't move no more There ain't no place for a poor old girl to go
Standin' in the rain and ain't a drop fell on me Standin' in the rain and ain't a drop fell on me My clothes is all wet but my flesh is as dry as can be It can rain all day, I ain't got no place to go It can rain all day, I ain't got no place to go Because it's cold outside in that ice and snow
If it rains five days that won't give me no blues If it rains five days that won't give me no blues I've got my raincoat and hat, umbrella, boots and shoes Rain, rain, rain don't rain on me all day Rain, rain, rain don't rain on me all day 'Cause if I get too wet, I've got to go into the house and stay
How come I'm blue as can be, how come I need sympathy I know what's troubling me, listen and you'll see? Because the good man that I got, left me all alone Woke up this morning at four, when I heard him slamming my door Did you ever wake up on a frosty morning and discover your good man gone Did you ever wake up on a frosty morning and discover your good man gone If you did you'll understand, why I'm singing sad moanful songs Well, he didn't provide and he wasn't handsome, so he might not appeal to you? Well, he didn't provide and he wasn't handsome, so he might not appeal to you But he gave me plenty loving and I never had to beg him too? Now my damper is down and my fire ain't burning and a chill's all around my bed My damper is down and my fire ain't burning and a chill's all around my bed? When you lose the man you love, then a gal is just as good as dead
Don't bring no ghosts in the front, hurry 'em round to the backdoor!? This house is so haunted with dead men I can't lose? This house is so haunted with dead men I can't lose And a sneaky old feeling gives me those haunted house blues I can't sleep no more, I done lost my appetite I can't sleep no more, done lost my appetite 'Cause my mistreating daddy hangs around me day and night? He moans when I'm sleeping, he wakes me at 2 a.m.? He moans when I'm sleeping, he wakes me at 2 a.m.? And he makes me swear I'll have no other man but him? Now I'm so worried and I'm blue all the time? Now I'm so worried and I'm blue all the time? Go tell the undertaker to fix that old coffin of mine Lord, help us to get right! I'm scared to stay here, I'm scared to leave this town I'm scared to stay here, I'm scared to leave this town? But a feeling just tells me to burn this house on down? Tear this house on down
Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head like wine You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
Love, oh love, oh careless love In your clutches of desire You've made me break a many true vow Then you set my very soul on fire
Love, oh love, oh careless love All my happiness bereft You've filled my heart with weary old blues Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
Love, oh love, oh careless love Trusted you now, it's too late You've made me throw my old friend down That's why I sing this song of hate
Love, oh love, oh careless love Night and day, I weep and moan You brought the wrong man into this life of mine For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
