Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokes Like Lightning Lyrics
(Sam Hopkins)Whoa, it smoke like lightnin'Yeah, but shine like goldDon't you hear me talking pretty babySmoke like lightnin'Yeah, but shine like goldYeah, you know I see my little fair oneLying there on a cooling bowlYes, I see the hearse one morningBacked up to our doorDon't you hear me talking?Soon one morningBacked up to our doorWell, you know I could see my little babyLying there on a cooling bowlWell, my baby died and left meLaid her on a cooling bowlYes, she died and she left meThey laid her on a cooling bowlWell, they said, Lightnin'She's gone and left you now boyYou will never see her smiling face no moreWell, it was sad?Well, I followed my baby, followed my babyDown to her burying groundWell, I followed my baby, followed herDown to her burying groundYeah, it didn't hurt me so bad till I'd seenPoor miss when they let her downYou know I done lost my little fair oneI guess the next thing will be meI done lost my little fair oneI guess the next thing will be meWhoa, I ain't dead, no boysPo' Lightnin' sinking by degreeBy degree