he could not stay Well, he called me to his bedside one morning And the clock was strikin' four Called me to his bedside one morning And the clock was strikin' four Brownie
Don't mistreat me, mama When you know you doin' wrong yourself Don't mistreat me, baby When you know you're doin' wrong yourself Well, you ain't doin'
home I ain't got no woman None to call my own Wanna find me a woman For tomorrow night Woo, ooh, for tomorrow night I'm gonna find me a woman Brownie
the cards and they wouldn't notch it Get on the horses and they wouldn't knock it I'm not gonna give up, I'm gonna try it again Keep on bettin', someday Brownie
My baby done changed Yes, she done changed the lock on the door Oh, my baby done changed She done changed the lock on the door Well, she says, 'Sonny
I'm down now babe Sunday I'll be free I'm gonna treat everybody Like they treat poor me I'm just a poor old boy Looking for a home, oh babe Please hold
I had a talk with the Devil, said he needs just one more I was talking to the Devil about my woman Said he needed just one more Baby the Devil's gonna
Well, just thinkin', thinkin' and I'm worrying Sitting here dreaming Sonny boy I'm crying Just thinkin', worrying Worrying myself to death all over you
Oh, Hudy Leadbelly Yes, he was my best friend Hudy, Hudy Leadbelly Yes, he was my best friend Well, he could pick more cotton Yes, I'm meaning four or
he took it back That's why I'm walking, walking my blues away Well, the sun's gonna shine in my back door someday Tell them about it Brownie I wouldn
don't tell 'em what train I'm on And they won't know what route I've gone I asked the brakeman to let me ride the blinds He says, 'I don't care Brownie
Early every morning the house lady comes to me She's the best house lady, so kind to me Early every morning, well, the house lady comes to me Well, she
yours too But don't you lie to me, please don't you lie to me Because it makes me mad, I get evil as a man can be There's two kinda people, Brownie
sick bed to give the pains ease The room was all quarantined, without a filth or disease But that's alright, yes, I'll get by somehow Well, that's alright Brownie, Brownie
I've been all around the world Baby now I've just got back I've been all around the world Baby now I've just got back Well, you treated me wrong Little