Drunk Man's Blues Lyrics - Bukka White

Drunk Man's Blues 4:01 Trk 16 

Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White) 

Unknown personnel - piano 

Recorded: 1963 Memphis, Tennessee 

Transcriber: [email protected] 

Spoken: She stuck out 

I wonder, I wonder, baby 

While people uptown barely up 

I hear the rooster crowin' for a day 

Now, I hate to go home 

An look my baby in her face 

My baby said, 'You bingein' out drunk all night 

Daddy, comin' in you don't treat me right' 

She said, 'You been out drunk all night 

When you come in you don't treat me right' 

Baby, if you forgive me this time, baby 

Daddy won't ever do it, no mo' 

I fell on my knees late one Sunday evenin' 

I asked the Good Lord up above 

Forgive me for my sin 

Fell on my knees late one Sunday evenin' 

Ask the Good Lord above 

Forgive me for my sin 

My baby sittin' on my knees, crynin' 

She said, 'Lord, have mercys on my man' 

One mo' drink, baby, one mo' drink 

Before I bow down on my knee 

Baby, just one mo' drink 

Just before I bow down on my knee 

I ain't gon' tell ol *Martha no lie 

If I take one now won't drink no mo' 

Late one Friday evenin' 

Never forget late one Friday, 'bout dark 

I was standin' on the corner 

Standin' on Beale and Main 

I seen my babe wit' another man 

An I got me pint a-gin 

She said, 'Daddy, I thought you 

Wasn't gon' drink no mo?' 

I thought you said you wasn't gon' be 

with no other man? 

Baby, you can't fuss at me no mo' 

Baby, you done the same thing I'm doing 

Now, from now on baby, I'm 'on forget you 

Babe, I'm 'onna stay out all night long 

That same old rooster started crowin' 'fore a day 

I wasn't sayin' to come home look in yo' own face 

That same old rooster started crowin' 'fore a day 

I wasn't sayin' to come home an look in yo' own face 

'Cause I know for myself, little girl 

You 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 time 

But she done woke me up now, though' 

(piano) 

'Pour about a half-a glass full 

But I don't wanna pay full' 

(piano) 

'That's enough to see her good when 

I get home I know what it's all about, then 

Good-bye, baby, good-bye 

Lookin' at you with tears in my eye 

Good-bye, baby, good-bye 

Lookin' at you with tears in my eye 

I don't be back here no mo', baby 

As like a blowin' the wind be gone. 

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