| Big Bill Broonzy — vocal
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| John Lee Williamson — harmonica
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| Chicago July 30, 1942
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| With Blind John Davis — piano, Big Bill Broonzy — guitar
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| Alfred Elkins — imb
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| The Essential Recordings of Sonny Boy Williamson
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| Indigo Recording Ltd IGOCD 2014
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| Yeah, the day I met her
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| Long, old lonesome day
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| Why don’t you hear me talkin'?
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| Pretty mama, listen to what I’m sayin'
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| We-ell, that day I found you
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| A long old lonesome day
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| Well, an' it seem like tomorrow
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| I’ll be the same old way
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| Well, tell me baby
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| What’s gettin' wrong wit’ch you?
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| Why don’t you hear me, pretty mama
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| Listen to what I’m sayin', bay-by?
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| Tell me baby
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| Baby, what’s gettin' wrong wit’ch you, now?
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| Well, ya don’t treat me nothin'
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| Baby, like you used to do
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| (You got it John, take it an' keep it!)
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| (harmonica — Sonny Boy & instrumental)
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| Now, an remember babe
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| I kneeled down on your flo'?
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| Why don’t you hear me Or listen to what I’m sayin'?
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| Yee-eah, remember baby
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| When I kneeled down on the floor, now?
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| A-now but if you forgive me this time
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| I won’t never do that no mo'
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| Now, but I’m goin' downtown
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| See the chief police
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| Why don’t ya hear me talkin'
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| Or listen to what I’m sayin'?
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| Yee-eay, goin' downtown
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| A-see the chief police
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| Now because these women 'round here
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| A-won't let me see no peace. |