1959 version
_____ change the blues
Big bad _____ I come
Whoo Lord have mercy
Big bad _____ I come
You know I'm gonna do time for another man
What ever been a thing poor Lightnin' done?
They say you oughta been on ____, nineteen and ten
Bud Russell drove pretty woman just like he did ugly men
Big bear oh Lord yes here I come
_____ do time for another man
There ain't nothin' poor Lightnin' done
Well you oughta be ashamed
Yeah you know my mama called me
I answered Ma'am
She said "Son you tired of working?"
I said Mama "Yes I am"
Papa called me
I answered "Sir"
He said "Son are you tired of working, when I hear you goin? Stay there"
I couldn't...
No I just couldn't hear myself
You know a man can't ever feel bad
When you're doing time for someone else
You better watch it all the time
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