Prowling Nighthawk Lyrics - Singles - Robert Lee Mccoy

Prowling Nighthawk Trk 15 3:03 

Robert Lee McCoy 

(aka Ramblin' Bob & Robert Nighthawk) 

(Robert McCoy) 

Recorded: Aurora, Illinois - Leland Hotel Wed May 5th, 1937 

Robert Lee McCoy - vocals and guitar 

with Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson I - harmonica 

& Joe Williams - guitar. 

Album Vol. 3 'That's Chicago's Southside' 

BMG Music 63988-2 

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Now, I am the prowlin' nighthawk 

I prowl ev'ryday an night 

Now, I am the prowlin' nighthawk 

I prowl ev'ryday and night 

An the reason I prowl so long 

My baby don't treat me right 

I have prowled so long 

'Till it made my knee bones so' 

I have prowled so long 

'Till it have made my knee bones so' 

But when I find the little girl that I love 

You won't see me prowl no mo' 

Someday 

I ain't gon' be no prowlin' man 

I said, someday 

I won't be no prowlin' man 

I said I ain't gon' be mischievious 

Ain'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 old 

I have been ramblin' an prowlin' 

Ever since I was twelve years old 

An I wouldn't stop ramblin' 

For my weight in gold 

But someday 

I ain't gon' prowl no mo' 

Yes, someday 

I ain't gon' prowl no mo' 

But you know right now 

I haven't got no place to go. 

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