Bukka White - Drunk Man's Blues Lyrics
Spoken: She stuck outI wonder, I wonder, babyWhile people uptown barely upI hear the rooster crowin' for a dayNow, I hate to go homeAn look my baby in her faceMy baby said, 'You bingein' out drunk all nightDaddy, comin' in you don't treat me right'She said, 'You been out drunk all nightWhen you come in you don't treat me right'Baby, if you forgive me this time, babyDaddy won't ever do it, no mo'I fell on my knees late one Sunday evenin'I asked the Good Lord up aboveForgive me for my sinFell on my knees late one Sunday evenin'Ask the Good Lord aboveForgive me for my sinMy baby sittin' on my knees, crynin'She said, 'Lord, have mercys on my man'One mo' drink, baby, one mo' drinkBefore I bow down on my kneeBaby, just one mo' drinkJust before I bow down on my kneeI ain't gon' tell ol *Martha no lieIf I take one now won't drink no mo'Late one Friday evenin'Never forget late one Friday, 'bout darkI was standin' on the cornerStandin' on Beale and MainI seen my babe wit' another manAn I got me pint a-ginShe said, 'Daddy, I thought youWasn't gon' drink no mo?'I thought you said you wasn't gon' bewith no other man?Baby, you can't fuss at me no mo'Baby, you done the same thing I'm doingNow, from now on baby, I'm 'on forget youBabe, I'm 'onna stay out all night longThat same old rooster started crowin' for a dayI wasn't sayin' to come home look in yo' own faceThat same old rooster started crowin' for a dayI wasn't sayin' to come home an look in yo' own face'Cause I know for myself, little girlYou done the same, same old thing'Play it down, now''Play it while I take me another drink'(piano)'My baby had me fooled for a long timeBut she done woke me up now, though'(piano)'Pour about a half-a glass fullBut I don't wanna pay full'(piano)'That's enough to see her good whenI get home I know what it's all about, thenGood-bye, baby, good-byeLookin' at you with tears in my eyeGood-bye, baby, good-byeLookin' at you with tears in my eyeI don't be back here no mo', babyAs like a blowin' the wind be gone.~*Bukka might be referring to Martha Copeland'ssong, 'I Ain't Your Hen Mr. Fly Rooster' recorded inNew York (Columbia Field Recordings) on October 13, 1927.