How Long Blues Lyrics - Singles - Skip James

Note: hyphen=unsung word 

How long 

Baby, how long 

That ev'nin' train been gone? 

So long, honey, so long 

I got to the station 

When she left town 

I'm blue an disgusted 

I didn't know where to be bound 

Howlin', how long 

Baby, how long 

Honey, how - 

How long, baby 

That ev'nin' train been gone? 

But so long 

Baby, so long 

Honey, so long 

How long 

Baby, how - 

Am I to be 

Treated wrong? 

But in so long 

Honey, so long 

Honey, so - 

(piano) 

How long 

Baby, how - 

Why must I keep my 

Watch in pawn? 

But so long 

Baby, so long 

Honey, so - 

How long 

Baby, how - 

How long, to sing this - 

But honey 

Honey, so long 

And baby, so - 

(piano to end) 

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