Muddy Waters

The gypsy woman told my mother Before I was born I got a boy child's comin' He's gonna be a son of a gun He gonna make pretty womens Jump and shout Then the world wanna know What this all about But you know I'm him Everybody knows I'm him Well you know I'm the...

My eyes keep me in trouble Wants every woman I see My eyes keep me in trouble I want every woman I see Ahh you pretty women kill me Just come on and get poor me I love to love pretty women Any girl who'll join my pack I love to love pretty women Any girl who'...

I'm gonna get my 32-20, my baby she ridin' around in a V8 Ford Lord, I'm gonna get my 32-20, my little girl ridin' around in a V8 Ford Well, you know it musta been a while ago, man, somebody went out my backdoor That's the reason I carry my 32-20, that the re...

All Aboard!! Mean old Frisco, take my babe away All Aboard!! Mean old Frisco, take my babe away I've been hoping, I've been tussling1 My baby come back home one day. Well, that people, Just don't understand One day people, Just don't understand. Well, now to...

I want you to rock me, baby After the sun goes down I want you to rock me, mama After the sun go down I want you to hug and kiss me Tell me you always be mine I want you to rock me, baby Rock me all night long I want you to rock me, my love Rock me all nigh...

Hello little girl, honey you sure do appeal to me Hello little girl, honey you sure do appeal to me Well you know you remind me Of my old time used to be (oh well now you know) My little girl she come runnin' She will holdin' up her hand She said I'm sorry to...

It was early one morning when all the good work was done It was early one morning when all the good work was done And that big bird was loaded, with that awful atomic bomb Wrote my baby, I was behind the risin' sun Wrote my baby, I was behind the risin' sun I...

Baby please don't go Baby please don't go Baby please don't go Down to New Orleans You know I love you so Before I be your dog Before I be your dog Before I be your dog I get you way'd out here And I let you walk alone Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp...

Yeah when the sun rose this mornin', I didn't have my baby by my side Well when the sun rose this mornin', I didn't have my woman by my side Well I didn't know where she was, she's out with another guy And don't the sun look lonesome? She headed down the h...

Walk with my baby She got great big feet She long, lean, lanky An had nothin' to eat She's my baby I love her just the same Yeah an I'm crazy 'bout this woman cause Caldonia..., your name Caldonia! Caldonia! Don't take your big head so hard? I lov...

I had a little corn I put it in a sack I get to the mill and had to bring it right back What's the matter with the mill Done broke down What's the matter with this mill Done broke down I can't get no grinding Tell me what's the matter with the mill Some peopl...

Hello canary bird, this is a letter home Hello canary bird, this is a letter home Well you know I want you to fly the whole world over And find how my baby been gettin' along Well canary bird, when you get to Clarksdale Please fly down on Second Street Yes can...

Yeah bring me champagne when I'm thirsty. Bring me reefer when I want to get high. Yeah bring me champagne when I'm thirsty. Bring me reefer when I want to get high. Well you know when I'm lonely Bring my woman set her right down here by my side. Well you know...

I wanna be close to you, baby, as I can get Close to you, baby, as water is wet Close to you, baby, as hair on your head Close to you, babe, you better believe what I said I wanna be close to you, baby Yeah, let me be close to you I wanna be close to you, darl...

It's so cold up north that a bird can hardly fly Well, it's so cold up north that a bird can hardly fly Now you know I'm goin' back down south Let this winter pass on by Well, I know my baby don't know what a shape I'm in Yeah, I know my baby, she don't know...

Oh, come back, baby Baby, please don't go, yeah Oh, you know the way I love you You will never know Oh, come back, baby Can't we talk it over One more time You know this well And what made in one day Can't we talk it over darling Just before you go away Oh,...

Come to me, baby, what evil have I done? Now come to me, baby, what evil have I done? Well, if ever you don't love me, girl, I don't know right or wrong Have I done you wrong? Oh, yes, you know I care Now have I done you wrong? Oh, yes, you know I care Well,...

She that kind of color brown And her hair hang down like a willow tree Yeah you know she shake like jelly When she walkin' up and down the street Yeah you know in the moonlight her body You know sure looks good to me Yeah you know I take her to the country...

Corrina, Corrina, where ya been so long? Tell me Corrina, where ya been so long? I haven't had no lovin', since you been gone I love Corrina, I tell the world I do Well I love Corrina, I tell the world I do Well I hope some day she will, come to love me too...

I get later on in the evenin' time, I feel like, like blowin' my horn I woke up this mo'nin, find my, my little baby gone, hmm Later on in the evenin', main man, I feel like, like blowin' my horn Well I, woke up this mo'nin' baby, find my little baby gone A w...

Don't say I don't love you Because I stays out all night long Don't say I don't love you Because I stays out all night long You know I'm a country boy And I don't know what's going on Don't say I don't love you Because I will never treat you right Don't sa...

Yeah I'm a crawlin' king snake, and I rule my den Well I'm a crawlin' king snake, and I rule my den I don't want nobody hangin' around with my little girl now, I'm just gonna use her for myself You got me crawlin' baby when the grass was very high I'm just go...

Yeah I'm so sorry, I got to leave my woman alone Yeah I'm so sorry, I got to leave my babe alone Well you know she got a cross eyed cat Livin' without that man in her home Every time I start to see this woman He's in the corner growlin' or layin' down E...

Now, my baby wasn't even decided About our weddin' ring When it come to our marryin' It didn't seem to 'mount to a other thing But I been dealin' with the devil I been dealin' with the devil I believe I been dealin' with the devil My woman don't love m...

Yes, I'm goin' down in Florida, Where the sun shines damn near every day Well, well I'm goin' down in Florida, Where the sun shines damn near every day Yeah, I'll take my woman out on the beach fellas 'n, And sit down on the sand and play Yeah, well I th...

She got to take sick and die one of these days She got to take sick and die oh! one of these days All the medicine I can buy, and all the doctors she can hire She got to take sick and die one of these days When she's dead I'm gonna bury her very deep When...

You need meat, go to the market You need bread, try the bakery If you need love, Don't go no further Just come on home to me I got to love somebody I got to love somebody I got to love somebody Somebody's goin' love me You need grits, go to the grocery You...

Sitting in my window, I'm looking out at the rain I got troubles, nothing to ease my worried mind I got double troubles, I just can't talk for crying My first woman she love me, and I love her too When she was living, I could tell she was so true I got troub...

I had a little corn I put it in a sack I get to the mill and had to bring it right back What's the matter with the mill Done broke down What's the matter with this mill Done broke down I can't get no grinding Tell me what's the matter with the mill Some peopl...

Well I'm goin' down south child This weather here's too cold You know I'm goin' down South child This weather here's too cold I gotta lay around Chicago I ain't got change in cold When I woke up this morning and found my baby gone You know I woke up this mo...

The men call me Muddy But the women call me Electric Man Yeah, no, no, the men call me Muddy But the women call me Electric Man Well, you know when I plug into your socket woman I can charge you like no one else can I don't know nothing about voltage, I don't...

Elevate me mama, mama five or six floors all down Elevate me mama, mama five or six floors all down Ah you know everybody tell me, you must be the elevatin' woman in town Well you know when you start to elevate me You almost scared me to death You elevate me...

Close your eyes (Close your eyes) Take a deep breath (Aah) Open your heart (Open your heart) And whisper (I love you, I love you) Tell me you love me (You love me) Tell me you love me (You love me) You love me (You love me) You love me Hold me tight (Hold m...

I went through the jungle I met a king snake He said excuse me Mister I think I made a mistake I looked at the lion He bowed his head I looked at the tiger And he fell dead Oh so evil Evil, as anybody can be You know I'm the hoochie coochie man Don...

Forty days and forty nights Since my baby left this town Sunshinin' all day long But the rain keep comin' down She's my life I need her so Why she left I just don't know Forty days and forty nights Since I set right down and cried Keep rainin' all the...

Good morning little school girl Good morning little school girl Can I go home with Can I go home with you Tell your mother and your father I once was a schoolboy too Sometime I don't know what Sometime I don't know what Woman what in this world to Wo...

Oh what a gloomy day in Newport Everything is sad sad sad Yes, what a gloomy day in Newport Everything is sad sad sad You know it's a gloomy day in Newport One of the worst of times I ever had What's gonna happen to my music? What's gonna happen to this song?...

Muddy Waters running through your vein Gonna get you in the ? someday You can run but you can't hide What's done in darkness will be brought to the light Ohhhh Uh Ohhhh Oh Gonna put up your hands in fire Ohhhh Uh Ohhhh Oh You know there's somethi...

Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand I'm...

You know the gypsy woman told me that you your mother's bad-luck child You know the gypsy woman told me that you your mother's bad-luck child Well, you're having a good time now, but that'll be trouble after while Well, you know I went to a gypsy woman to...

Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on You gonna keep on sailing till you lose your happy home Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on I don't mind y...

I Be's Troubled Well if I feel tomorrow, like I feel today I'm gonna pack my suitcase, and make my getaway Lord I'm troubled, I'm all worried in mind And I'm never bein' satisfied, and I just can't keep from cryin' Yeah, I know my little ol' baby, she go...

Well I'm goin' away to leave Won't be back no more Goin' back down south, child Don't you want to go? Woman I'm troubled, I be all worried in mind Well baby I just can't be satisfied And I just can't keep from cryin' Well I feel like snappin' Pistol i...

Well, now it gettin' late on into the evenin' and I feel like Like blowin' my home When I woke up this mornin' all I, I had was gone Now it gettin', late on into the evenin', man now, I feel like Like blowin' my home Well now, woke up this mornin', all I...

Oh yeah, the woman she's livin' on a poor man's pay, I bought my babe a mink coat, With fur just to match her hair When I asked her out for dinner, She said, "Oh this is just common wear" I work hard on two jobs, And I make overtime every day Oh, you kn...

I got my brand on you I got my brand on you I got my brand on you I got my brand on you There ain't nothin' you can do honey I got my brand on you Oh you may go away and leave me girl, I declare you can't stay You gonna come runnin' back to me some lonesome da...

I don't want you to be no slave I don't want you to work all day I don't want you to be true I just want to make love to you I don't want you to wash my clothes I don't want you to keep my home I don't want your money too I just want to make love to yo...

The spark in your eye sets my, soul on fire, Your voice is like a, angel above The touch of your hand woman, drives me insane, But baby, I want's to be loved I'm crazy 'bout every little, thing you do, I even, cherish your hug Your kisses so sweet honey...

I'm ready... ready as anybody can be I'm ready... ready as anybody can be Now I'm ready for you I hope you're ready for me I got an axe handle pistol on a graveyard frame That shoot tombstone bullets... wearin' balls and chain I'm drinkin' TNT... I'm smo...

I'm just as restless man as the deep blue sea Oh yeah, they call me muddy water I'm just as restless man as the deep blue sea You know I've been like that Ever since my baby been gone from me The night she left me You know the rain boy was pouring down Oh yeah...

It was a dream, a dream I had on my mind It was a dream, a dream I had on my mind You know when I woke up this mornin' not a thing could I find You know I dreamed I went out with [Incomprehensible] And I had a good time Ah, it was so lovely, nothin' to worry...

On a ship that's made of paper, Oh yeah, I will sail the seven seas. Fight a shark with a toothpick, Crawled home to you on my knees. There ain't nothin' baby I wouldn't do, sugar, Oh yeah baby, just to bring you home with me. I would rise up with the devil,...

I got a kindhearted woman, do anything in this world for me I got a kindhearted woman, do anything in this world for me But these evil-hearted women, man, they will not let me be I love my baby, my baby don't love me I love my baby, ooooh, my baby don't love...

You say you love me darlin', Please, call me on the phone sometime You say you love me darlin', Please, call me on the phone sometime When I hear your voice, Ease my worried mind One of these days, I'm gonna show you how nice a man can be One of these...

Mamie, don't you hear me call your name Oh Mamie, don't you hear me calling your name Well Mamie I wanna see you so bad little girl Till I don't know what to do Mamie, won't you please shake my hand Oh Mamie, Mamie, won't you please shake my hand Well I...

Everythin', everythin', everythin's gonna be alright this mornin' Ooh yeah, whoaw Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive But now I'm a man, way past 21 Want you to believe me baby, I had lot's...

Everythin', everythin', Everythin's gonna be alright this mornin' Ooh yeah, whoaw Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive But now I'm a man, way past 21 Want you to believe me baby, I had lot'...

I got a mean red spider, and she been webbin' all over town I got a mean red spider, and she been webbin' all over town I'm gonna get me a mean black spider, so I can tear her cobweb down I got a break comin', no need for me to moan I got a break is sho'...

Who's that young girl come walkin' down the road She's walkin' like Maggie but I declare she's walkin' too slow, oh oh Who's that young girl walkin' down the road She walk like Maggie boy but I 'clare the girl walkin' too slow The woman I love got great long...

People they're talkin' about you and I What they sayin' I know is a lie The people they're talkin' about me and you I done got tired, I'm gonna talk some too They talk about my dog, they talk about my cat Sayin' my dog can't bark and my cat can't scratch...

As sung on Live At Newport-Live At Mr. Kelly (1971) Ain't this a pity, people ain't this a cryin' shame Ain't this a pity, people ain't this a cryin' shame Well you know it's nine below zero, she put me down for another man Gave her all of my money, all of m...

Well someone made a mistake When they said life was a bowl of fruit You know I had to go downtown And pawn my last suit You know I was born to lose For me there ain't no escape from the blues You know I haven't seen or heard from my woman Since the last day I...

Oh yeah, someday I'm goin' to catch you soon Oh yeah, someday I'm goin' to catch you soon Look you in the mornin' I'm gonna catch you in the afternoon This gonna take my heart, must be made of steel Just stay out all night, boy You know, how to make her feel...

Oh you know it has been such a hard hard journey, I don't have to cry no more Keep your light up burnin', so I can know the score I got one more mile, oh you know I only got one more mile to go Oh you know my journey was so hard, But I don't have to worry 'bou...

Well I've been to Kansas City Girls and everything is really alright Yes, I've been to Kansas City Girls and everything is really alright Yeah the boys jump and swing And to the broad daylight Yes I dreamed last night I was standin' on 18th and vine Yes I dre...

Want you to rock me baby, rock me all night long Want you to rock me baby, rock me all night long Well I want you to rock me baby, like my back ain't got no bones Sun goin' down, the moon begin to rise Sun goin' down, the moon begin to rise Well I want y...

Well, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long Well, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long Well, I woke up this mornin', didn't know right from wrong Well, I told my baby, before I left that town Well, I told my baby, before I left...

Well, I wish I was a catfish, swimmin in a oh, deep, blue sea I would have all you good lookin women, fishin, fishin after me Sure 'nough, a-after me Sure 'nough, a-after me Oh 'nough, oh 'nough, sure 'nough I went to my baby's house, and I sit down oh, on he...

I got a letter, this is the way it read I got a letter, this is the way it read It says, hurry home Tampa the gal you love is dead I went to the station but that southbound train had gone I went to the station but that southbound train had gone I hung my head...

Oh, sad, sad day Since my baby, she went away Oh, sad, sad day Since my baby she went away How long she been cheatin' I just found it out yesterday Oh, sad, sad day My baby, she don't love me no more, what a shame Oh, sad, sad day My baby, she don't love me n...

Screamin' and cryin', thinkin' 'bout my past life to gone Screamin' and cryin', thinkin' 'bout my past life to gone Well you know, I used to have a sweet little mother You know I had such a happy home Screamin' and cryin', thinkin' about the time I've been...

She moves me man, honey and I don't see how its done She moves me man, honey and I don't see how its done She gotta pocket full of money, little doll don't try to help me though She move me when she get drunk, then she say I'm not nowhere She call me a du...

Well, I was gone Gone to the army I was gone, ver' long time Well, when I come back home, my baby Still says she's mine She still says she's mine She still says she's mine She's all right, she's all right She's all right, she's all right She's all right, she's...

Say what you do! Snappin of a finger make a dog wag it's tail A whistle from her voice make a train jump it's rail Take her to the racetrack show her face A horse in years'll come in first place! She's into something She's into something She's into som...

I'm gonna say somethin' to you I don't care how you feel You just don't realize You got yourself a good deal She's nineteen years old And got ways just like a baby child Nothin' I can do to please her To make this young woman feel satisfied I'm gonna...

My baby wears her dress so short Way up above her knees My baby wears her dress so short Way up above her knees Says she's gonna show her big fine legs To just anybody she please The men all crazy about you the boys are watching you too I looked across the st...

Well I been settin her drinkin, I'm just as lonesome as a man can be Well I been settin her drinkin, I'm just as lonesome as a man can be Well now you know tell me dollar woman player remains I wonder were you the one for me So many times I told you I wasn't...

Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin' Shinin', just like gold Why don't ya hear me cryin'? A-whoo-hooo, oooo, whooo Whoa-oh, tell me, baby, What's the, matter with you? Why don't ya hear me cryin'? Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo, whooo Whoa-oh, tell me, baby, Where did ya, stay...

My baby's long and tall, Shaped like a cannon ball And every time she loves me, Oh, you can hear me squall I cried hmmm, hmmm, I believe I change my mind Ah, she said, "I'm so glad I'm livin'", I said, "Hmm baby, I'm so glad you're mine" My baby loves me, I k...

Give me a pencil and paper, I just want to figure your time Give me a pencil and paper, I just want to figure your time Well I'm gonna put it down in black and white, you know I ain't lyin' On the twelfth of April and the year in 19 and 61 On the twelfth of A...

I wonder why that southbound train don't run, I wonder why that southbound train don't run, Lord, you don't need no tellin', little girl, you know what you've done. You made me love you, now, your man done come, You made me love you, baby, now, your man done c...

Well I have been standin' here and tremblin' I don't know which a way to go Well I have been standin' here and tremblin' I don't know which a way to go Well you know that little girl I been lovin' she put me out in the ice and snow Well I have been standin'...

Oh, baby, look how you got me standin' around cyin' Oh, baby, look how you got me standin' around cyin' I know I don't love you, little girl, But, your always restin' on my mind Oh baby, I ain't gonna be ridin' ya around in my automobile Oh baby, I ain't gonn...

Well, now, there's two, there's two trains running Well, they ain't never, no, going my way Well, now, one run at midnight and the other one, Running just 'fore day, It's running just 'fore day, It's running just 'fore day Oh Lord. sure 'nough they is O...

Call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad. Call it stormy Monday, Tuesday's just as bad. Wednesday is worse, and Thursday's all so sad. The eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play. The eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play. Sunday I...

Well I've been workin' on the high line, baby, all day and night Yes, I've been workin' on the high line, baby, all day and night I got a streamline woman. She makes my electro kick off right Well now, if you want to be my little girl, You said you really...

You know the girl you love she don't treat you right sometimes You know the girl you love she don't treat you right sometimes Well, that's the stuff you gotta watch because your girl is a liar You know, the girl you love stays out all night long Yeah, the gir...

I'm gonna tell you about my baby I speak of her with pride She go all the way to make me satisfied Oh she's my baby, she's my baby, don't you see I can't call her sugar 'cause sugar never was so sweet It ain't no suprise, she serve me in the bed She manicure...

I've got a sweet little angel I love the way she spread her wings Yes got a sweet little angel I love the way she spread her wings Yes, when she spreads her wings around me I get joy, and everything You know i asked my baby for a nickel And she gave me a $20...

So many days, since you went away I often think of you, each night & day But someday someday my darling, you won't be trouble no more Trouble trouble, and misery, is about to get ... destiny But someday someday my little darling, I won't be trouble no...

Trouble in mind, and I'm blue Oh you know I won't be blue always You know the sun is gonna shine in my back door some day I'm going down to the river Oh you know I'm gonna sit right down right down there, on the ground You know if I get to thinkin' about...

Can't tell how long you're gone, can't tell how long you stay It's good country fun, it's your home some day Someday baby, ain't no trouble for me, anymore Ah keep on dancin' baby, let me dance one dance Well I know when I go, I'm livin' too fast. Someday...

Woke up this morning, feel 'round for my shoes, You know 'bout that babe, had them old walkin' blues. Woke up this morning, I feel 'round for my shoes, You know 'bout that babe, Lord, I had them old walkin' blues. Leavin' this morning, I had to go ride the bl...

I'm goin' out walkin', walking down through the park I'm gonna walk in the moonlight, till the night gets dark I'm goin' out walkin', along the old avenue I'm gonna walk for so long, till she won't know what to do I'm goin' out walkin', walkin' down along th...

I wanna tell you about my baby Yeah, she ran off with the garbage man I wanna tell you about my baby Yeah, she ran off with the garbage man She better come back quick Come back and empty my garbage can I don't know where she's been And I don't know where she...

I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm gone? I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm gone? I wonder who you're gonna have to love you? 'Cause I won't ever stay at home Who's that yonder come walkin', down the street? She's the most beautifu...

They take your love and your money They take your shugar and your honey They take you skinny or fat Hey how come people act like that They take your house and your home They take the flesh from your bones They take the shirt of your back Hey how come people a...

Why don't you live so, God can use you, anywhere Lord, anytime Why don't you live so, God can use you, anywhere, Lord, anytime Why don't you think so, God can use you, anywhere, any time Why don't you think so, God can use you, anywhere, Lord, any time Why d...

Had a sweet little girl, I lose my baby, boy ain't that bad Had a sweet little girl, I lose my baby, boy ain't that bad You can't spend what you ain't got, You can't lose some little girl you ain't never had Had money in the bank, I got busted, people ain...

Oh baby, you don't have to go Oh baby, you don't have to go You know I'm gonna pack up baby, down the road I go Whoa baby, what's gettin' wrong with you Whoa baby, what's gettin' wrong with you You don't treat me nothin' girl, like you used to do Well...

You know you shook me, You shook me all night long You know you shook me, pretty mama, You shook me all night long Oh, you kept on shakin' me darlin', Oh you messed up my happy home You know you move me baby, Just like a hurricane You know you move me...