24 Hours
written by: Eddie BoydOh I mistreated my baby last night, woman from holding you here in my arms Oh I mistreated my baby last night, woman from holding you here in my arms Now you know she been gone 24 hours and that's 23 hours too long You know if I had a million dollars I would give every dime to bring her back home Oh, how my poor heart bleeds peoples, it's so sad to be alone Now you know she been gone just about 24 hours and that's 23 hours too long Oh, my baby's so pretty, this little girl she looks just like a charm I love this woman, this woman, she looks just like a charm Now you know she been gone 24 hours and that's 23 hours too long go to top of page 32-20 Blues
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI'm gonna get my 32-20, my baby she ridin' around in a V8 Ford Lord, I'm gonna get my 32-20, my little girl ridin' around in a V8 Ford Well, you know it musta been a while ago, man, somebody went out my backdoor That's the reason I carry my 32-20, that the reason I carries it ev'ryday Lord, that's the reason I carry my 32-20, that's the reason I carries it ev'ryday Well now, you know how she been runnin' around here, hmm, I'd a-swear somebody gonna fade away Lord, I got a lil' into trouble, down on Mr. Stovall's place Lord, I have got in a little trouble, way down on Mr. Stovall's place Well now, you know my baby she been runnin' around here ridin', and I had to sit down and change my ways I got a pretty little thing, livin' down by Frairs Point I got a pretty little thing, she's livin' down on Friars Fairs town Now you know the reason I carry that 32-20, man, I don't want my little baby ridin' around Play that thing boy! Well that's why I tote my 32-20, little gal, ev'rywhere I go Yeah, that's why I tote my 32-20, baby, most ev'rywhere I go Well now, you know I'm tired of my baby runnin' around here ridin', man, down in a V8 Ford go to top of page Baby Please Don't Go
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersBaby, please don't go Baby, please don't go Baby, please don't go, down to New Orleans You know I love you so Before I be your dog Before I be your dog Before I be your dog I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp down low I beg you all night long, baby, please don't go You brought me way down here You brought me way down here You brought me way down here 'bout to Rolling Forks, you treat me like a dog Baby, please don't go Baby, please don't go Baby, please don't go, back the New Orleans I beg you all night long Before I be your dog Before I be your dog Before I be your dog I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone You know your man down gone You know your man down gone You know your man down gone To the country farm , with all the shackles on go to top of page Blow Wind Blow
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersYeah when the sun rose this mornin', I didn't have my baby by my side Well when the sun rose this mornin', I didn't have my woman by my side Well I didn't know where she was, she's out with another guy And don't the sun look lonesome? She headed down the highway Ya know the sun looks so lonesome, settin' down behind the trees Well don't the heart look lonesome? When your baby find someone else Well blow wind, blow wind, blow my baby back to me Yeah, blow wind, blow wind, blow my baby back to me Well you know if I don't soon find my pine top, my heart's gonna be in misery Well goodbye bab-ay, I ain't got no more to say Yeah, goodbye, goodbye, I ain't got no more to say Well you know, I know you don't love me, go ahead and have your way go to top of page Blues Before Sunrise
written by: Leroy CarrI have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes I have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes It was a miserable feeling, now babe, A feeling I do despise I have to leave, leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong I have to leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong I'm gonna pack up and leave you darling And break up my happy home I'm gonna leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone I'm gonna leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone I'm gonna pack up and leave you darling, Because you know you done me wrong Well now goodbye, goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day Well now goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day You can go ahead now little darling, 'Cause I want you to have your way go to top of page Burr Clover Blues
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell now, that clover man way up in Dundee Well now, that clover man way up in Dundee Well now, you go down to Mr. Howard Stovall's place, he's got all the burr clover you need Well now, the reason that I love that old burr clover farm so well Well now, the reason that I love that old burr clover farm so well Well now, we always have money and we never raise no hell Well now, I'm leaving this morning, and I sure do hate to go Well now, I'm leaving this morning, and I sure do hate to go Well now, I've got to leave this burr clover farm, I ain't coming back no more Now, good bye everybody and I may not coming back again Now, good bye everybody and I may not coming back again Well now, I've got to leave this burr clover farm, my baby don't want me around Well, so long, so long, you gonna need my help, I say Well, so long, so long, you gonna need my help, I say Well now, I here do wanna sell you some burr clover, honey, just before I go away go to top of page Burr Clover Farm Blues
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell now, I told my man, way up in Dundee Lord, I told my man, way up in Dundee Well now, you go down to Mr. Howard Stovall's place, he got all the burr clover you need Well now, the reason I love, that old Burr Clover Farm, so well Yeah now .the reason I love, that old Burr Clover Farm, so well Well now, we always have money and we never raise no hell Well now I'm leavin' this mo'nin', sho do hate to go, yeah babe Lord, I'm leavin' this mo'nin' , an I sho' do hate to go Well now, I've got to leave that Burr Clover Farm, I ain't comin' back here no mo' Play that boy! Yeah told you I was leavin' at 4 o'clock this mo'nin' Now goodbye ev'rybody, an I may not come back down I said goodbye ev'rybody, an I may not come back down Well now I gotta leave that Burr Clover Farm, my baby don't want me around Well so long, so long, you gonna need my help, I say So long, so long, you gonna need my help, I say Well now I'm gonna sell ya some Burr Clover honey, just before I go away go to top of page Caldonia
written by: Fleecie MooreWalk with my baby She got great big feet She long, lean, lanky An had nothin' to eat She's my baby I love her just the same Yeah an I'm crazy 'bout this woman cause Caldonia..., your name Caldonia! Caldonia! Don't take your big head so hard? I love ya I love ya just the same You know I'm crazy 'bout this woman because Caldonia..., your name Spoken: You know what? (What's that?) My mother told me to leave that girl alone (I thought that was a good woman, ain't nothin' wrong with you) I don't doubt it boy, but my mother can't Understand the girl and she doesn't like her So I'm gonna go right now to her house, find her Call her just one more time I hope she hear me? (Oh she gonna hear you alright!) Caldonia, Caldonia! What makes your big head so hard? What! I love ya I love you just the same You know I'm crazy 'bout this woman Pine Top Caldonia ..., your name I love that girl, boy! Spoken: Now you know! (What?) My mother keep on tellin' me That you're the one, no kiddin' buddy I heard what you said (Your mother jivin', boy) Now, she said son, she will bale you around if the moment is good Puttin' down what I did... So now I've gotta go back out and call her, one more, once I need one more, ya hear? Caldonia, 'donia {What make your big head so hard?} (I loose her Loves her just the same) And I dreams about ya baby 'Cause Caldonia is your name {All-right} Spoken: Now you know (What?) My mother keep on tellin' me, to leave that girl alone! (No kiddin' that's what you said) No, she said son (Say what?) She still would bat me around, but mama wouldn't hear It wasn't cool, so I'm gonna have to go Back to the house you know And call her, one more time 'Donia! Donia! (Donia...(Donia) What makes your big head so hard? {I loves her, loves her just the same Now I'm crazy 'bout ya baby, 'cause Caldonia is your name} (Yeah I'm crazy 'bout ya baby) (Wild about ya baby) I mean crazy 'bout ya baby (Wild about ya baby) Crazy 'bout ya baby (Wild about ya baby) (Crazy 'bout ya baby) (Wild about ya baby) (And I'm crazy 'bout ya baby 'Cause Caldonia is your name) (Wild about ya baby) Crazy 'bout ya baby (Wild about ya baby) Crazy 'bout ya baby (Wild about ya darlin') I love your style little girl (Wild about ya baby) Crazy 'bout ya baby) (Wild about ya baby 'Cause downtown you here tonight) go to top of page Canary Bird
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersHello canary bird, this is a letter home Hello canary bird, this is a letter home Well you know I want you to fly the whole world over And find how my baby been gettin' along Well canary bird, when you get to Clarksdale Please fly down on Second Street Yes canary bird when you get to Clarksdale Please fly down on Second Street Well you know I don't want you to stop flyin' Until you take the letter out to Stovall for me Fly on, canary bird, fly on! On your way back home, please stop by Memphis a while Yes on your way back home, please stop by Memphis a while Well canary bird I want you to stroll down Beale Street And see can you see my little old angel child go to top of page Cold Up North
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersIt's so cold up north, that a bird can hardly fly Well it's so cold up north, that a bird can hardly fly Now you know I'm goin' back down south, let this winter pass on by Well I know my baby, don't know what a shape I'm in Yeah I know my baby, she don't know what a shape I'm in Now you know I ain't had me no lovin', people you know I ain't got no friend Hmmm mmmm Hmmm mmmm Now you know I ain't had me no lovin', people you know ain't got no friend Well I believe I go, further down the road Yeah I believe I go, further down the road Now you know I done stayed over here in Switzerland, people you know I done almost froze Well if I could hold, hold my heart in my hand Yeah if I could hold, hold my heart in my hand You know I would show you pretty girls, just how to treat your man go to top of page Corrina, Corrina
written by: Chatman / Williams / ParishCorrina, Corrina, where ya been so long? Tell me Corrina, where ya been so long? I haven't had no lovin', since you been gone I love Corrina, I tell the world I do Well I love Corrina, I tell the world I do Well I hope some day she will, come to love me too Corrina, Corrina, where you stay last night? Tell me Corrina, where you stayed last night? You came home this mornin', the sun was shinin' bright I met Corrina, a-way across the sea Yeah I met Corrina, way across the sea She wouldn't write me no letter, she didn't care for me Bye-bye Corrina, I got to leave ya now Bye-bye Corrina, I got to leave ya now Well I know you didn't mean it, no good, no how! go to top of page Country Blues
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI get later on in the evenin' time, I feel like, like blowin' my horn I woke up this mo'nin, find my, my little baby gone, hmm Later on in the evenin', main man, I feel like, like blowin' my horn Well I, woke up this mo'nin' baby, find my little baby gone A well now, some folks say they worry, worry blues ain't bad That's a misery feelin' child, I most, most ever had Some folks tell me, man I did worry, the blues ain't bad Well that's a misery ole feelin', honey now, well gal, I most ever had Well, brooks run into the ocean, ocean run in, into the sea If I don't find my baby somebody gonna, gonna bury me, um-hm Brook run into the ocean, child, ocean run into the sea Well, if I don't find my baby now, well gal, you gonna have to bury me Yes, minutes seem like hours an hours seem like days Seems like my baby would stop her, her lowdown ways, hey Minutes seem like hours child, an hours seem like days Yes, seem like my woman now, well gal, she might stop her lowdown ways Well now I'm, I'm leavin' this mo'nin' if I had-a, whoa ride the blind I feel mistreated girl you know now, I don't mind dyin' Leavin' this mo'nin, tell ya I had-a now ride the blind Yeah, been mistreated baby now, baby an I don't mind dyin' go to top of page Crosseyed Cat
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersYeah I'm so sorry, I got to leave my woman alone Yeah I'm so sorry, I got to leave my woman alone Well you know she got a crosseyed cat, livin' without that man in her home Every time I start to see this woman, he's in the corner growlin' or layin' down Every time I start to see this woman, he's in the corner growlin' or layin' down Yeah, you know he's too big to be a house cat, and he's too small to be a lion There's somethin' wrong Yeah, I stop by my baby's house, he start jumpin' from wall to wall Yeah, I stop by my baby's house, he start jumpin' from wall to wall Then he's lookin' crosseyed at me, sit back in the corner and licked his paw Yeah, my woman got a crosseyed cat, livin' there with her in her home Yeah, my woman got a crosseyed cat, livin' there with her in her home You know I try so hard to do her right, but it seem like everything I do is wrong go to top of page Deep Down In Florida
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersYes, I'm goin' down in Florida, where the sun shines damn near every day Well, well I'm goin' down in Florida, where the sun shines damn near every day Yeah, I'll take my woman out on the beach fellas 'n, and sit down on the sand and play Yeah, well I think I'll go down in Gainesville, just to see an old friend of mine Well, I believe I'll cut down in Gainesville, oh, just to see an' old buddy of mine Well, you know if we're not too busy, I believe that I'm gonna drop over in Uberry sometime (spoken: Let's go back to Florida Let's go back down to Florida, where the sun shines) Yeah, I believe I'm gonna leave tomorrow, well, I'm gonna be on my way Yes, I'm gonna have a plenty of time, well, I don't wanna make myself late Well, you know I believe I'll go back down in Gainesville, and this time I'm goin' to stay Let's rise, let's rise Yeah, deep down in Florida, well, well that's the place I long to be Well, oh deep down in Florida, well that's the place I long to be Well, oh let me take my baby out in the backyard in the, backyard people, and sit down under the old orange tree go to top of page Diamonds At Her Feet
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersShe got to take sick and die one of these days She got to take sick and die oh! one of these days All the medicine I can buy, and all the doctors she can hire She got to take sick and die one of these days When she's dead I'm gonna bury her very deep When she's dead I'm gonna bury her very deep I'm gonna bury her very deep, rubies and diamonds round her feet She got to take sick and die one of these days I got to take sick and die one of these days She got to take sick and die oh! one of these days All the medicine she can buy, and all the doctors she can hire She got to take sick and die one of these days She got to take sick and die one of these days She got to take sick and die one of these days All the medicine she can buy, and all the doctors she can hire She got to take sick and die one of these days If it was me and all the powers in my hands If it was me and all the powers in my hands If it was me and all the powers laying there child in my hands She would have to go down to the promised land go to top of page Double Trouble
written by: Melka Sitting in my window, I'm looking out at the rain I got troubles, nothing to ease my worried mind I got double troubles, I just can't ********* My first woman she love me, and I love her too When she was living, I could tell she was so true I got troubles, nothing to ease my worried mind I got double troubles, I just can't ********* (Well, allright) My woman she fooled me, and she made me blue When she left me, I thought that she was so true I got troubles, nothing to ease my worried mind I got double troubles, I just can't ********* go to top of page Elevate Me Mama
written by: Sonny Boy Williamson II ( Rice Miller)Elevate me mama, mama five or six floors all down Elevate me mama, mama five or six floors all down Ah you know everybody tell me, you must be the elevatin' woman in town Well you know when you start to elevate me You almost scared me to death You elevate me so fast I've to stop and catch my breath Elevate me mama, mama five or six floors all down Ah you know everybody tells me, you 'bout the elevatin' woman in town Well you know I went to your apartment last night You had your elevator runnin' slow You know I gave you a buzz I went to take you up on the fourteenth floor Elevate me mama, mama five or six floors on down Well you know everybody tells me, you must be the elevatin' woman in town go to top of page Evil
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI went through the jungle I met a king snake He said excuse me mister I think I made a mistake I looked at the lion He bowed his head I looked at the tiger And he fell dead Oh so evil Evil, as anybody can be You know I'm the hoochie coochie man Don't nobody mess with me I met an elephant It was big as a house I made him reduce So he looked like a mouse I met a ****** bear And he was so big I made him lose his hair And now he needs a wig Oh so evil Evil, as anybody can be I'm so darn gone evil Don't nobody mess with me I met a rattlesnake He thought he was smart He was double dealing ******** ace card He sneaked up and bit me Stretched out and died So when you see me coming You better run in high Oh so evil Evil, as anybody can be I'm a nature born lover Don't nobody mess with me go to top of page Five Long Years
written by: Eddie Boyd Have you ever been mistreated, and you know what I'm talkin' about Have you ever been mistreated, and you know what I'm talkin' about Now you know I work five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out I finally learned a lesson, you know a long long time ago I finally learned a lesson, you know a long long time ago The next woman that I marry, she got to work and bring me some dough Yes I been mistreated, you know what I'm talkin' about Yes I been mistreated, you know what I'm talkin' about Now you know I work five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out She had the nerve She had the nerve She had the nerve to put me out go to top of page Forty Days And Forty Nights
written by: Bernie RothForty days and forty nights Since my baby left this town Sunshinin' all day long But the rain keep comin' down She's my life I need her so Why she left I just don't know Forty days and forty nights Since I set right down and cried Keep rainin' all the time But the river is runnin' dry Lord help me it just ain't right I love that girl with all-a my might Forty days and forty nights Since my baby broke my heart Searchin' for her in a while Like a blind man in the dark Love can make a poor man rich Or break his heart I don't know which Forty days and forty nights Like a ship out on the sea Prayin' for her each night That she would come back-a home to me Life is love and love is right I hope she come back home tonight go to top of page Good News
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI got a letter this mornig my wife had a brand new baby girl When I got the news I was half way round the world That's good news Oh boy that's good news Oh boy that's good news, what my baby says You know I'm leaving in the morning, I'm on my way home When I get there I'm gonna rock that woman in my arms That's good news Oh boy that's good news Oh boy that's good news, what my baby says You know I'm gonna give away candy, I'm gonna a have cigars (for sale) I know she love me and boy she wouldn't fail That's good news Oh boy that's good news Oh boy that's good news, what my baby says Well you know as soon as I get home I'm gonna rock that baby on my knees Reach out to kiss her mother and say girl you can't be beat That's good news Oh boy that's good news Oh boy that's good news, what my baby says go to top of page Got My Mojo Working
written by: Preston Foster / McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersGot my mojo working, but it just won't work on you Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand I'm gonna have all you women right here at my command Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you Play on! Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working, but it - uh uh - just won't work on you go to top of page Gypsy Woman
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersYou know the gypsy woman told me that you your mother's bad-luck child You know the gypsy woman told me that you your mother's bad-luck child Well, you're having a good time now, but that'll be trouble after while Well, you know I went to a gypsy woman to have my fortune told She say, "You better go back home son and peep through your, your key hole" You know the gypsy woman told me that you your mother's bad-luck child Well, you're having a good time now, but that'll be trouble after while Well, now, you know I went back home, I took the gypsy woman as she said I peeped through my key hole and there was another man laying in my bed You know the gypsy woman told me that you your mother's bad-luck child Well, you're having a good time now, but that'll be trouble after while go to top of page Honey Bee
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersSail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on You gonna keep on sailing till you lose your happy home Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on I don't mind you sailing, but please don't sail so long All right little honey bee I hear a lotta buzzing, sound like my little honey bee I hear a lotta buzzing, sound like my little honey bee She been all around the world making honey But now she is coming back home to me go to top of page Howlin' Wolf
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersYou know I'm a howlin' wolf, and I been howlin' all around your door Well you know I'm a howlin' wolf, and I been howlin' all around your door If you give me what I want little girl, and you won't hear me howl no more You know when I get-ta howlin', I dig me a hole down in the ground Well when I get-ta howlin', I dig me a hole down in the ground Some people call me a black panther, but my baby, she knows the way I sound I'll howl so long, ya know it make my time go slow I'll howl so long, if you give me what I want little girl And you won't hear me howl no more Well when I get-ta howlin', they call me "Too Bad Jim" Yeah when I get-ta howlin', ya know they call me "Too Bad Jim" You know I get so bad sometime I get real bad..., and I be jumpin' from limb to limb! go to top of page I Be's Troubled
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell if I feel tomorrow, like I feel today I'm gonna pack my suitcase, and make my getaway Lord I'm troubled, I'm all worried in mind And I'm never bein' satisfied, and I just can't keep from cryin' Yeah, I know my little ol' baby, she gonna jump and shout That ol' train be late girl, and I come walkin' out Lord I'm troubled, I'm all worried in mind Yeah and I'm never bein' satisfied, and I just can't keep from cryin' Yeah, I know somebody, who' been talkin' to you I don't need no telling, girl, I can watch the way you do And I be troubled, I be all worried in mind Yeah and I'm never bein' satisfied, and I just can't keep from cryin' Yeah, now goodbye baby Got no more to say Just like I been tellin' you, girl, you're gonna have to leave my way Lord I'm troubled, I'm all worried in mind Yeah and I'm never bein' satisfied, and I just can't keep from cryin' Yeah my baby she quit me, seem like mama was dead I got real worried gal, and she drove it to my head I be's troubled, I be all worried in mind Yeah and I'm never bein' satisfied, and I just can't keep from cryin' go to top of page I Can't Be Satisfied
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell I'm goin' away to leave Won't be back no more Goin' back down south, child Don't you want to go? Woman I'm troubled, I be all worried in mind Well baby I just can't be satisfied And I just can't keep from cryin' Well I feel like snappin' Pistol in your face I'm gonna let some graveyard Lord be your resting place Woman I'm troubled, I be all worried in mind Well baby I can never be satisfied And I just can't keep from cryin' Well now all in my sleep Hear my doorbell ring Looking for my baby I couldn't see not a doggone thing Woman I was troubled, I was all worried in mind Well honey I could never be satisfied And I just couldn't keep from cryin' Well I know my little old baby She gonna jump and shout That old train be late man, Lord And I come walking out I be troubled, I be all worried in mind Well honey ain't no way in the world could we be satisfied And I just can't keep from crying go to top of page I Got A Rich Man's Woman
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersOh yeah, the woman she's livin' on a poor man's pay, I bought my babe a mink coat, with fur just to match her hair When I asked her out for dinner, she said, "Oh this is just common wear" I work hard on two jobs, and I make overtime every day Oh, you know I got a, I got a rich man's woman, but she's livin' on a poor man's pay I bought my babe a Cadillac, she said, "That's just a common gift" When she passes me walkin' on the streets, she refuse to give me a lift I told you I work hard on two jobs, and I make overtime every day Oh, you know I got a, I got a rich man's woman, but she's living on a poor man's pay There ain't no use for you to argue, just go ahead and let the girl have her way Even if she's a rich man's woman, and I know she's livin' on a poor man's pay I told you I work hard on two jobs, and I make overtime every day Oh, you know I know I got myself a rich mans woman, but the woman she's livin' on a poor man's pay go to top of page I Got My Brand On You
written by: Willie DixonI got my brand on you I got my brand on you I got my brand on you I got my brand on you There ain't nothin' you can do honey I got my brand on you Oh you may go away and leave me girl, I declare you can't stay You gonna come runnin' back to me some lonesome day I got my brand on you I got my brand on you There ain't nothin' you can do darlin' I got my brand on you Oh I'm puttin' my brand you know baby on no certain part But whenever I kiss you I stab it in your heart I got my brand on you I got my brand on you There ain't nothin' you can do baby I got my brand on you Oh I got you like a fish baby, you know hangin' on my line I can reel you in, most any time I got my brand on you I got my brand on you There ain't nothin' you can do baby I got my brand on you go to top of page I Just Want To Make Love To You
written by: Willie Dixon I don't want you to Be no slave I don't want you To wake all day I don't want you To be true I just want to make Love to you I don't want you to Wash my clothes I don't want you To keep our home I don't want your Money too I just want to make Love to you Love to you Love to you Love to you They tell about the way you Switch and walk Now I can see by the way you Baby talk Now I can know by the way you Treat your man That I could love you baby until the Cryin' shame I don't want you to Cook my bread I don't want you To make my bed I don't want to Because I'm sad and blue I just want to make Love to you Love to you Love to you Love to you Love to you go to top of page I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love
written by: Willie Dixon See you watching me like a hawk I don't mind the way you talk But if you touch me somethin's got to give I life the life I love and I love the life I live So if you see me and think I'm wrong Don't worry 'bout me just let me go My sweet life ain't nothing but a thrill I life the life I love and I love the life I live My diamond ring and my money too Tomorrow night could belong to you The girls move me at their will I life the life I love and I love the life I live I may bet a thousand on a bet this time One minute later I can't cover your dime Tomorrow night I might be over the hill I just want you to know baby the way I feel You see me walkin' as I pass you by Don't talk about me 'cause I could be high Just forgive me if you will I life the life I love and I love the life I live go to top of page I Want To Be Loved
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersThe spark in your eye sets my, soul on fire, your voice is like a, angel above The touch of your hand woman, drives me insane, but baby, I want's to be loved I'm crazy 'bout every little, thing you do, I even, cherish your hug Your kisses so sweet honey they, can't be beat, but baby I want's to be loved Every time I ask ya, for a date, you don't come at all or your, oh so late I ask you to dance a, little spin, you said wait a minute daddy, here come my friend I love the way you walk when you, pass me by, even when you, tryin' to snub The touch of your hand honey, drives me insane, but baby I want's to be loved go to top of page I Want You To Love Me
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI want you to love me, love your baby slow I want you to love me, love you baby slow I want you to love me baby, till I drop dead from your love I want you to love me, love with your own free will I want you to love me, love with your own free will I want you to love me baby, love me and don't give killed I want you to love me, till the hair stand on my head I want you to love me, till the hair stand on my head I want you to love me baby, till you know I wish that I was dead go to top of page Little Anna Mae
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersHush, ya'll hush, I heard little Anna Mae callin' my name Hush, ya'll hush, I heard little Anna Mae callin' my name Well, you know that girl kind-a lisp-tongued, she can't speak so doggone plain Anna Mae, she's a good little girl, but, she loves to run around at night Anna Mae, she's a good little girl, but, she loves to run around at night Well, you know if I can get her mind on me, she'd be so fit to treat me right. Bye-bye, Anna Mae, I hope we'll meet again someday Bye-bye, Anna Mae, I hope we'll meet again someday Well, now you won't be so doggone evil, baby, you better change your low down ways go to top of page Lonesome Road Blues
written by: Big Bill BroonzyHave you ever been walking, walking down that old lonesome road? Have you ever been walking, walking down that old lonesome road? No place to go, whee well brown no place to room and board Things look so lonesome, down that road ahead Things look so dark, down that road ahead Been thinkin' of the way you livin', whee well boy and what your mother said Things look so lonesome, when you ain't got a shelter over your head Things look so lonesome, when you ain't got a shelter over your head When you could have been at home, whee well boy sleepin' in a feather bed go to top of page Long Distance Call
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersYou say you love me darlin', please, call me on the phone sometime You say you love me darlin', please, call me on the phone sometime When I hear your voice, ease my worried mind One of these days, I'm gonna show you how nice a man can be One of these days, I'm gonna show you just how nice a man can be I'm gonna buy you a brand, new Cadillac, if you only speak some good words about me Hear my phone ringin', sound like a long distance call Hear my phone keep ringin', sound like a long distance call When I picked up my receiver, the party said another mule kickin' in your stall go to top of page Louisiana Blues
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI'm goin' down in Louisiana Be, be, behind the sun I'm goin' down in Louisiana Honey, behind the sun Well, you know I just found out My troubles just begun I'm goin' down in New Orleans, hmm Get me a mojo hand I'm goin' down in New Orleans Get me a mojo hand (spoken: oh take me with you, man, when you goin') I'm 'on show all you good lookin' women Yes, how to treat your love (spoken: let's go back to New Orleans) go to top of page Mamie
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersMamie, don't you hear me call your name Oh Mamie, don't you hear me calling your name Well Mamie I wanna see you so bad little girl, Till I don't know what to do Mamie, won't you please shake my hand Oh Mamie, Mamie, won't you please shake my hand Well I love you so hard Mamie, and you know I just can't explain Mamie, won't you come and kiss me goodbye Oh Mamie, Mamie, why don't you come and kiss me goodbye Well you know I hate to see you leave me little girl, You know you gonna make me cry Mamie, you got me down on my bended knees Mamie, you got me down on my bended knees Well little girl I hate to see you leave me, you hear me? That's why I'm beggin you please, please go to top of page Mannish Boy
written by: Elias McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley / adapted by McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersOoooooh, yeah, ooh, yeah Everythin', everythin', everythin's gonna be alright this mornin' Ooh yeah, whoaw Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive But now I'm a man, way past 21 Want you to believe me baby, I had lot's of fun I'm a man I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn That represents man No B, O child, Y That mean mannish boy I'm a man I'm a full grown man I'm a man I'm a natural born lovers man I'm a man I'm a rollin' stone I'm a man I'm a hoochie coochie man Sittin' on the outside, just me and my mate You know I'm made to move you honey, come up two hours late Wasn't that a man I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn That represents man No B, O child, Y That mean mannish boy I'm a man I'm a full grown man Man I'm a natural born lovers man Man I'm a rollin' stone Man-child I'm a hoochie coochie man The line I shoot will never miss When I make love to a woman, she can't resist I think I go down, to old Kansas Stew I'm gonna bring back my second cousin, that little Johnny Cocheroo All you little girls, sittin'out at that line I can make love to you woman, in five minutes time Ain't that a man I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn That represents man No B, O child, Y That mean mannish boy Man I'm a full grown man Man I'm a natural born lovers man Man I'm a rollin' stone I'm a man-child I'm a hoochie coochie man well, well, well, well hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry Don't hurt me, don't hurt me child don't hurt me, don't hurt, don't hurt me child well, well, well, well Yeah go to top of page Mean Mistreater
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersShe's a mean mistreater and she don't mean me no good She's a mean mistreater, and the woman she don't mean me no good Well you know I don't blame you baby, I'd be the same way if I could She's a mean mistreater, and the girl mistreats me all the time She's a mean mistreater, and the little girl mistreats me all the time Well you know you just wants to quit me darlin', because you got that on your mind Well you remember that Monday mornin' that I knocked up, up on your door You had the nerve to tell me that you didn't love, me no more Can't you remember baby, when I knocked up on your door Well you know you had the nerve to tell me that you, didn't love me no more Well you know it's lonesome you know it's lonesome, when you sleepin', all by yourself The little girl that you lovin', she lovin' someone else And it's lonesome, sleepin' by yourself Well you know the little woman that you involved with now, she is loving someone else go to top of page Mean Red Spider
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI got a mean red spider, and she been webbin' all over town I got a mean red spider, and she been webbin' all over town I'm gonna get me a mean black spider, so I can tear her cobweb down I got a break comin', no need for me to moan I got a break is sho' comin', no need for me to moan That's jus' a mean red spider, she's breakin' up my happy home All right stop this stuff man Go ahead man If I don't go crazy, I will surely lose my mind Well you know if I don't go crazy, I will surely lose my mind That's jus' a mean red spider, and she jus' bother me all the time go to top of page Meanest Woman
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWho's that young girl come walkin' down the road She's walkin' like Maggie but I declare she's walkin' too slow, oh oh Who's that young girl walkin' down the road She walk like Maggie boy but I 'clare the girl walkin' too slow The woman I love got great long curly hair Her mother and father sho' don't 'low me there, oh oh The girl I love - great long curly hair Her mother and father, oh no boy they don't 'low me there The meanest woman I most ever seen I asked for water she brought me gasoline, oh The meanest woman boy I most ever seen I asked her for water and she come runnin' with gasoline I'm goin' away to leave and I won't be back no mo' The next time you see me my head'll be white as snow, oh Goin' away to leave you, I won't be back no mo' Next time you see me, my head'll be white as snow go to top of page Messin' With The Man
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWhat did I hear goin' on 'round town You tell everybody you're gonna put the kid down Whoa Lawd baby you drivin' me insane You been messin' with the kid, you better not be messin' with the man You know the kid didn't jive, you know the kid didn't play He said what he mean and he meant what he said Whoa Lord now baby you drivin' me insane You been messin' with the kid, you better not be messin' with the man You spendin' my money as it come as a gift I work for my money upon a eight-hour shift Whoa, Lord now, baby you drivin' me insane You been messin' with the kid, you better not be messin' with the man Now anything you want it, when you just say it Didn't the kid buy, the time he got paid Whoa, Lord, baby you drivin' me insane You been messin' with the kid, you better not be messin' with the man You taken the kid's car and you drove it all 'round town You told everybody you're gonna put him down Whoa, Lord, baby you drivin' me insane You been messin' with my kid, you better not be messin' with the man go to top of page My Dog Can't Bark
written by: Otis SmothersPeople they're talkin' about you and I What they sayin' I know is a lie The people they're talkin' about me and you I done got tired, I'm gonna talk some too They talk about my dog, they talk about my cat Sayin' my dog can't bark and my cat can't scratch The people they're talkin' about me and you I done got tired, I'm gonna talk some too My dog can bark and my cat can scratch Who started the fire'll have to go out and stop the match The people they're talkin' about me and you I done got tired, I'm gonna talk some too Ain't nobody's business if I bark like a dog Chasin' rats all up and down the hall The people they're talkin' about me and you I done got tired, I'm gonna talk some too go to top of page My Fault
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersIt's my own fault, I don't blame you for treating me the way you do It's my own fault, I don't blame you for treating me the way you do When you was deep in love with me, at that time, little girl, I didn't love you You used to make your paycheck and then bring it all home to me You know I would go up on the corner, make every woman drunk I see That's my own fault. honey, I don't blame you for treating me the way you do When you was deep in love with me, at that time, little girl, I didn't love you You know I used to take you out, little girl, and keep you weeks after weeks You were so scared to quit me, little darling, I may make a 'fore day creep That's my own fault, girl, honey, I don't blame you for treating me the way you do When you was deep in love with me, at that time, little girl, I wouldn't be true (Tell her everything, man) go to top of page My Love Strikes Lightnin'
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersMy love strikes like lightnin' And it will hit you just like a falling tree My love strikes like lightnin' And it will hit you just like a falling tree Oh, you know it's not a pain that'll hurt you But it will leave you in such a misery My love strikes like lightnin' And it'll get all in your bloodstream Oh, you know my love strikes like lightnin' And it'll et all into your bloodstream Oh, look at my baby laughing at me...hah hah hah hah Sayin' "Muddy I know just what you mean" (Well alright baby!) My love strikes like lightnin' It will shake the teeth up in your mouth Oh you know my love strikes like lightnin' Will shake the teeth up in you mouth Oh, you know my baby she ??? And this little girl she know what I'm talkin' about go to top of page My Pencil Won't Write No More
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell I wonder, I wonder, every place I go Yeah you know I just wonder, I wonder, every place I go My letter's gone dead, and my pencil it won't write no more Sometime I wonder why she put me out of doors (I don't like that one) Yeah sometime I wonder why she put me out of doors Well you know my letter's gone dead, and my pencil it won't write no more Anybody ask you, why did I punch you in your nose Yeah you know if anybody ask you, why did I punch you in your nose Well you know my letter's gone dead, and my pencil it won't write no more I went to buy some ink, but they don't keep it no more in the stores Yeah you know I went to buy myself some ink, but they don't keep it no more in the stores Well you know my letter's gone dead, and my pencil it won't write no more go to top of page Nine Below Zero
written by: Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller)Ain't this a pity, people ain't this a cryin' shame Ain't this a pity, people ain't this a cryin' shame Well you know it's nine below zero, she put me down for another man Gave her all of my money, all of my love and everything I gave her all of my money, all of my love and everything Nine below zero, she put me down for another man She lied to me, she didn't tell me everything She lied to me, the woman didn't tell me everything Well you know its nine below zero cousin, she put me down for another man Ain't this a pity, people ain't this a cryin' shame Ain't this a pity, people ain't this a cryin' shame It's nine below zero, she put me down for another man (Well alright!) I'm gonna retire on the delta, layin' out there in the fallin' rain I'm gonna retire on the delta, layin' out there in the fallin' rain You know it's nine below zero people, and my love don't mean a thing go to top of page One More Mile
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersOh you know it has been such a hard hard journey, I don't have to cry no more Keep your light up burnin', so I can know the score I got one more mile, oh you know I only got one more mile to go Oh you know my journey was so hard, but I don't have to worry 'bout you no more Oh you know they tell me that thousands of school kids, every one have a mate The little girl that I love, she the richest in the state I got one more mile, oh you know I only got one more mile to go Oh you know my journey has been so hard, but I don't have to worry 'bout you no more Oh you know I made a mistake for gamblin', I betted my money wrong I was bettin' on my baby, but she weren't even at home I got one more mile, oh you know I got one more mile to go Oh you know it has been such a long journey, but I don't have to cry 'bout you no more go to top of page Ramblin' Kid Blues
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell I am a rambling kid, I've been rambling all of my days Yes, I am a rambling kid, I've been rambling all of my days Well, you know my baby she want me to stop rambling, so she says she'll change her ways Well, now it ain't no use to you rambling, when your baby don't want you to ramble around Yes, now it ain't no use to you rambling, when your baby don't want you to ramble around Well keep on rambling, she be done drove on out of this town Now I ain't gonna ramble, babe, I ain't gonna ramble no more Yes, I ain't gonna ramble, babe, I ain't gonna ramble no more Well, you know if I keep on a-rambling, I be drifting from door to door Well, now, I'm leaving, I'm leaving baby, no I ain't gonna ramble no more Lord, I'm leaving, I'm leaving baby, no I ain't gonna ramble no more Well, you know I have been rambling around here, lose a woman everywhere I go go to top of page Rock Me
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWant you to rock me baby, rock me all night long Want you to rock me baby, rock me all night long Well I want you to rock me baby, like my back ain't got no bones Sun goin' down, the moon begin to rise Sun goin' down, the moon begin to rise Well I want you to rock me baby, till you make me satisfied See me comin', run get your rockin' chair See me comin', run get your rockin' chair Well you know I ain't no stranger, you know I used to live right here Want you to roll me, like I roll a wagon wheel Want you to roll me, like I roll a wagon wheel You know I want you to roll me over, you know how good that makes me feel Rock me easy, rock your baby slow Rock me easy, rock your baby slow Well you know I want you to rock me so easy, till I don't wanna rock no more Put your arms around me, like a circle around the sun Put your arms around me, like a circle around the sun I want you to call, call me daddy, let me lay down in your arms go to top of page Rollin' And Tumblin'
traditionalWell, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long Well, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long Well, I woke up this mornin', didn't know right from wrong Well, I told my baby, before I left that town Well, I told my baby, before I left that town Well, don't you let nobody, tear my barrelhouse down Well, ahh, mmm-hmmm, owww, oww ooo, aww, oww, oh Aaa, mmm-hmmm, oww, oh oh oh owww, oww ooo, aww, oww, oh Well, if the river was whiskey, and I was a divin' duck Well, if the river was whiskey, and I was a divin' duck Well, I would dive to the bottom, never would I come up Well, I could a had a religion, this bad old thing instead Well, I could a had a religion, this bad old thing instead Well, all whiskey and women, would not let me pray go to top of page Rollin' Stone
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell, I wish I was a catfish, swimmin in a oh, deep, blue sea I would have all you good lookin women, fishin, fishin after me Sure 'nough, a-after me Sure 'nough, a-after me Oh 'nough, oh 'nough, sure 'nough I went to my baby's house, and I sit down oh, on her steps. She said, "Now, come on in now, Muddy You know, my husband just now left Sure 'nough, he just now left Sure 'nough, he just now left" Sure 'nough, oh well, oh well Well, my mother told my father, just before hmmm, I was born, "I got a boy child's comin, He's gonna be, he's gonna be a rollin stone, Sure 'nough, he's a rollin stone Sure 'nough, he's a rollin stone" Oh well he's a, oh well he's a, oh well he's a Well, I feel, yes I feel, feel that I could lay down oh, time ain't long I'm gonna catch the first thing smokin, back, back down the road I'm goin Back down the road I'm goin Back down the road I'm goin Sure 'nough back, sure 'nough back go to top of page She Moves Me
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersShe moves me man, honey and I don't see how its done She moves me man, honey and I don't see how its done She gotta pocket full of money, little doll don't try to help me though She move me when she get drunk, then she say I'm not nowhere She call me a dumbbell, she tells me I'm nothing but a square She moves me man, honey and I don't see how its done She got a pocket full of money, the little girl don't try to help me though (What kinda woman is that?) She move a crazy man, who say now I'm not so dumb I take her to a funeral boy, the dead jumped up to run She look at a deaf and dumb boy, said now I can speak She shook her finger in a blind man's face, once I was blind but now I see She moves me man, honey and I don't see how its done She gotta pocket full of money, the little girl don't try to help me though go to top of page She's Nineteen Years Old
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI'm gonna say somethin' to you I don't care how you feel You just don't realize You got yourself a good deal She's nineteen years old And got ways just like a baby child Nothin' I can do to please her To make this young woman feel satisfied I'm gonna say this to you I don't care if you get mad You about the prettiest little girl That I ever had She's nineteen years old And got ways just like a baby child Nothin' I can do to please her To make this young woman feel satisfied (What kind of woman is that?) Can't ask her where she's going She tells me where she's been She starts a conversation That don't have no end She's nineteen years old And got ways just like a baby child Nothin' I can do to please her Whoah, yeah! Whoah, yeah! Whoah, yeah! To make this young woman feel satisfied go to top of page So Glad I'm Living
written by: Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller)My baby's long and tall, shaped like a cannon ball And every time she loves me, oh, you can hear me squall I cried hmmm, hmmm, I believe I change my mind Ah, she said, "I'm so glad I'm livin'", I said, "Hmm baby, I'm so glad you're mine" My baby loves me, I know she loves me right She lets me lay down, and I love her all night I cried hmmm, hmmm, I believe I change my mind Ah, she said, "I'm so glad I'm livin'", I said, "Hmmm baby, I'm so glad you're mine" My baby love me, she love me with a thrill I don't believe, she tryin' to get nobody killed I cried hmmm, hmmm, I believe I change my mind Ah, she said, "I'm so glad I'm livin'", I said, "Hmmm baby, I'm so glad you're mine" go to top of page Soon Forgotten
written by: James Burke OdenGive me a pencil and paper, I just want to figure your time Give me a pencil and paper, I just want to figure your time Well I'm gonna put it down in black and white, you know I ain't lyin' On the twelfth of April and the year in 19 and 61 On the twelfth of April and the year a 19 and 61 Ya know I watched it, a few times now, an' you and your man, was havin' fun Right then, I quitted you, but you begged me to take you back, uum Yeah, ya know I think I've quittin' that woman, but she begged me to take her back Yeah, you know I'z a man-a-my word, now and now this is the way, my bab-ay Um-hm 'Ciden' I said I'm through, bab-ay I mean I'm through 'Ciden' I said that I ´m through, bab-ay I mean I'm through Yeah, and I been so many people forgotten, one day I'm goin' to forget you... go to top of page Standing Around Crying
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersOh, baby, look how you got me standin' around cyin' Oh, baby, look how you got me standin' around cyin' I know I don't love you, little girl, but, your always restin' on my mind Oh baby, I ain't gonna be ridin' ya around in my automobile Oh baby, I ain't gonna be ridin' ya around in my automobile You got so many men, that I'm afraid you may get me killed Oh baby, you ain't nothin' like you used to be Oh no, don't get me killed, honey Oh baby, you ain't nothin' like you used to be When I was deep in love with you little girl, you was just sweet as an apple on a tree go to top of page Still A Fool
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell, now, there's two, there's two trains running Well, they ain't never, no, going my way Well, now, one run at midnight and the other one, running just 'fore day, it's running just 'fore day, it's running just 'fore day Oh Lord. sure 'nough they is Oh well Mm mm, ho ho ho, somebody help me, ho, with these blues Well, now, she's the one I'm loving, she's the one I do hate to lose, I do hate to lose, I do hate to lose Oh Lord, sure 'nough I do Oh well I been crazy; yes, I been a fool, I been crazy, oh, all of my life Well I done fell in love with a, with another man's wife, with another man's wife, with another man's wife Oh Lord, sure 'nough I done Oh well Lord, she's so long and tall, till she weep like a willow tree Well, now, they say she's no good, but she's all right, she's all right with me, she's all right, she's all right, she's all right, she's all right go to top of page Streamline Woman
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWell I've been workin' on the high line, baby, all day and night Yes, I've been workin' on the high line, baby, all day and night I got a streamline woman. She makes my electro kick off right Well now, if you want to be my little girl, You said you really wanna be in the mood You'd mind me to so proper, when you're blue Child I've been workin' on the high line, baby, all day and night You know you're my streamline woman. You make my electro kick off right What kind of woman is that? All right, man Well now, you know I want you to pull down your windows, baby Pull down your window blinds, so your next door neighbor, little girl Won't hear that old troubadour whine go to top of page Take A Walk With Me
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters / Henry "Son" Simms Come on, please take a walk with me Come on, please take a walk with me Back to the same old place, baby where we long to be Come on, please take a walk with me Come on, please take a walk with me Back to the same old place, baby where your plantation is Now you know early one mornin' baby, 'bout half past four You know you come knockin' upon poor Nattie's door Come on, please take a walk with me Back to the same old place baby where we long to be When I call on that gal you know, I'm gonna walk so slow Tell ya ev'rytime ya see my little woman come walkin', walk some more Come on, please take a walk with me Back to the same old place, mama, where we long to be Well you know I'm gonna take a little walk, on the avenue I've got somethin' baby, for you to do Come on, please take a walk with me You want your daddy to take a walk wit' you? Back to the same old place, gal where we long to be Well now you know I believe I'll walk after I walk On outta this town I'm gettin' tired of you doggin' me woman, now Doggin' me around Come on, please take a walk with me Back to the same old place, gal where we long to be go to top of page That's Why I Don't Mind
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersOh, you know it breaks my heart to remember, people, how headaches just begin Yeah, you know it breaks my heart to remember, a-how headaches just begin Well, you know I was even lonely for someone to love, then you know she committed herself? You know some was born to live reckless, you know some were born to live true You know some was born to live reckless, you know some were born to live true Well, you know some people was born to live a happy life, even if they are sad and blue Well, you know darlin I don't mind, just anything to be with you Well, you know darlin I don't mind, I don't mind anything just to be with you Well, you know we're still havin a good time, even if I'm sad and blue go to top of page The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersAll you people, you know the blues got a soul Well this is a story, a story never been told Well you know the blues got pregnant And they named the baby Rock & Roll Muddy Waters said it, you know the blues got a soul James Brown said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby rock & roll Ray Charles said it, you know the blues got a soul John Lee Hooker said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby rock & roll Otis Redding said it, you know the blues got a soul Queen Victoria said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby Rock & Roll go to top of page They Call Me Muddy Waters
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersThey call me Muddy Water, I'm just as restless man as the deep blue sea Oh yeah, they call me Muddy Water, I'm just as restless man as the deep blue sea You know I've been like that, ever since my baby been gone from me The night she left me, you know the rain boy was pouring down Oh yeah, the night the little girl left me, you know the rain was pouring down You know I was the most bluest man, in this whole Chicago town I got a brand new babe, she just as sweet man as a girl can be Oh Lord I got a brand new girl, she just as sweet man as a apple on a tree I wanna tell all you people, how the little child been sending me go to top of page Thirteen Highway
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI went down 13 Highway, drivin' a brand new V8 Ford I went down 13 Highway, drivin' a brand new V8 Ford Oh you know I was drivin' so fast, baby I couldn't hardly see the road Oh I was drivin' 60 miles an hour, all up and down the hill Oh you know I was drivin' 60 miles an hour, all up and down the hill Oh you know I was speedin' so fast, I couldn't hardly control my wheel Don't the highway look lonesome, after the sun done gone down Oh don't the highway look lonesome, after the sun done gone down Oh you know you're all alone by yourself, there ain't nobody else around go to top of page Trouble In Mind
written by: Richard JonesTrouble in mind, and I'm blue Oh you know I won't be blue always You know the sun is gonna shine in my back door some day I'm going down to the river Oh you know I'm gonna sit right down right down there, on the ground You know if I get to thinkin' about my baby, I wanna jump overboard and drown Well I'm going back to Jackson Oh you know to my old Jackson, Tennessee Where you know your girls ain't doin' nothin' but makin' a fool of me Well I'm going down to the railroad Oh you know I'm gonna lay my head right down on the railroad iron I'm gonna let the two-nineteen ease my worried mind go to top of page Trouble No More
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersCan't tell how long you're gone, can't tell how long you stay It's good country fun, it's your home some day Someday baby, ain't no trouble for me, anymore Ah keep on dancin' baby, let me dance one dance Well I know when I go, I'm livin' too fast. Someday I'll tell him about it, in my neighborhood Gonna tell that little woman, that she don't do me no good. Someday I know you're leaving, and your comin' back home Oh, without my lovin lady, I can't stay long. Someday Good Bye baby, ah take my hand Don't want no woman no, which ain't have no man Someday baby, you ain't gonna trouble poor me, anymore go to top of page Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersI wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm gone? I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm gone? I wonder who you're gonna have to love you? 'Cause I won't ever stay at home Who's that yonder come walkin', down the street? She's the most beautiful girl any man would want to meet I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm gone? I wonder who you're gonna have to love you? Because I won't ever be at home You know I once have would-a married you? But, you, you married too soon I don't have no more break, darlin' I'll see you after your honeymoon I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm gone? You know I ain't never gonna love you? Because I won't ever stay at home go to top of page Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersWhy don't you live so, God can use you, anywhere Lord, anytime Why don't you live so, God can use you, anywhere, Lord, anytime Why don't you think so, God can use you, anywhere, any time Why don't you think so, God can use you, anywhere, Lord, any time Why don't you walk so, God can use you, anywhere, Lord, any time Why don't you walk so, God can use you, anywhere, Lord, any time Why don't you moan so, God can use you, anywhere, Lord, any time Why don't you moan so, God can use you, anywhere Lord, any time Why don't you sing so, God can use you, anywhere Lord, any time Why don't you sing so, God can use you, anywhere Lord go to top of page You Can't Lose What You Never Had
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersHad a sweet little girl, I lose my baby, boy ain't that bad Had a sweet little girl, I lose my baby, boy ain't that bad You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose some little girl you ain't never had Had money in the bank, I got busted, people ain't that bad Had money in the bank, I got busted, people ain't that bad You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose some little girl you ain't never had Ain't that the truth boys Had a sweet little home, it got burned down, people ain't that bad My own fault, people ain't that bad Well you know you can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose some blues you ain't never had Have mercy! Sweet little home, got burned down, people ain't that bad Yeah you know I had a sweet little home, it got burned down, people ain't that bad Whoa you know you can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose some little girl you ain't never had go to top of page You Don't Have To Go
written by: Jimmy ReedOh baby, you don't have to go Oh baby, you don't have to go You know I'm gonna pack up baby, down the road I go Whoa baby, what's gettin' wrong with you Whoa baby, what's gettin' wrong with you You don't treat me nothin' girl, like you used to do Well I gave you all of my money and let you go downtown You come back in the evenin' you call me all kind of clown Oh baby, you don't have to go You know I'm gonna pack up baby, down the road I go Whoa baby, turn your lamp down low Whoa baby, turn your lamp down low I beg you all night baby, you don't have to go go to top of page You Got To Take Sick And Die Some Of These Days
written by: McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy WatersYou got to take sick and die some of these days You got to take sick and die some of these days All the medicine you can buy and all the doctors you can hire You got to take sick and die some of these days Well I got to take sick and die some of these days Well I got to take sick and die some of these All the medicine she can buy and all the doctors she can hire She's got to take sick and die one of these days Probably got to take sick and die some of these days Probably got to take sick and die some of these days All the medicine he can buy and all the doctors he can hire You got to take sick and die some of these days You got to take sick and die some of these days You got to take sick and die some of these days All the medicine you can buy and all the doctors you can hire You got to take sick and die some of these days Well I got to take sick and die some of these days Well I got to take sick and die some of these days All the medicine he can buy and all the doctors he can hire You got to take... (guitar ending) go to top of page You Need Love
written by: Willie DixonYou've got yearnin' and I got burnin' Baby you look so sweet and cunning Baby way down inside, woman you need love Woman you need love, you've got to have some love I'm gonna give you some love, I know you need love You just gotta have love, you make me feel so good You make me feel all right, you're so nice, you're so nice You're frettin', and I'm petting A lot of good things you ain't getting Baby, way down inside, you need love You need to be hugged and squeezed real tight, by the light of the moon on some summer night You need love and kissing too, all these things are good for you I ain't foolin' you need schoolin' Baby you know you need coolin' Baby, way down inside, woman you need love go to top of page You Shook Me
written by: Willie Dixon / J.B. Lenoir You know you shook me, you shook me all night long You know you shook me, pretty mama, you shook me all night long Oh, you kept on shakin' me darlin', oh you messed up my happy home You know you move me baby, just like a hurricane You know you move me baby, just like a hurricane Oh, you know you move me darling, just like an earthquake moves the land Oh, sometimes I wonder what's gonna happen To my poor wife and child She made me love her Now I can't be satisfied You know you shook me, you shook me all night long You know you shook me, pretty mama, you shook me all night long Oh, you kept on shakin' me darlin', oh, you messed up my happy home go to top of page All rights to lyrics included on this page belong to the artists and authors of the works |