Lyrics Mean Old Bed Bug Blues (09-27-27) - Bessie Smith

Mean Old Bed Bug Blues (09-27-27)

Gals, bed bugs sure is evil, they don’t mean me no good
Yeah, bed bug sure is evil, they don’t mean me no good
Thinks he’s a woodpecker and I’m a chunk of wood
When I lay down at night, I wonder how can a poor gal sleep
When I lay down at night, I wonder how can a poor gal sleep
When some is holding my hand, others eating my feet
Bed bug as big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin
Bed bug as big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin
Will drink all the bed bug poison, turn around and bite you again
Something moan in the corner, I went over and see
Something moan in the corner, I went over and see
It was the bed bug mother prayin', Lord, gimme some more to eat