Robert Lee McCoy - Prowlin' Nighthawk Lyrics
Prowlin' Nighthawk Trk 5 3:03Robert Lee McCoy (aka Ramblin' Bob & Robert Nighthawk)(Robert McCoy)Recorded: Aurora, Illinois - Leland Hotel Wed May 5th, 1937Robert Lee McCoy - vocals and guitarwith Sonny Boy Williamson - harmonica and Joe Williams - guitar.Album: Robert Lee McCoy Bluebird Recordings 1937-19391997 Bluebird RCA #67416-2Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.comNow, I am the prowlin' nighthawkI prowl ev'ryday and nightNow, I am the prowlin' nighthawkI prowl ev'ryday and nightAn the reason I prowl so longMy baby don't treat me rightI have prowled so long'Till it made my knee bones soreI have prowled so long'Till it have made my knee bones soreBut when I find the little girl that I loveYou won't see me prowl no mo'SomedayI ain't gonna be no prowlin' manI said somedayI won't be no prowlin' manI said I ain't gonna be mischieviousAin't gonna be too hard to understand'Play it, play it, boy'(harmonica & guitar)'You know you've been trav'lin' like I have''Play that thing, boy'Now, I've been ramblin' an prowlin'Ever since I was twelve years oldI have been ramblin' an prowlin'Ever since I was twelve years oldAn I wouldn't stop ramblin'For all my weight in goldBut someday, I ain't gonna prowl no mo'Yes, somedayI ain't gonna prowl no moreBut you know right nowI haven't got no place to go.~
