Lyrics Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out - Bessie Smith

Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out

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