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by McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters recording of from , copyright notice Baby please don't go Baby please don't go Baby please don't go back to New Orleans Because I love you so Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp down low, my heart is beating so So baby please don't go Made me weep and moan You made me weep and moan You made me weep and moan, don't leave me all alone Baby please don't go You got me way down here You got me way down here You got me way down here, you didn't shed a tear Oh baby please don't go Baby please don't go Baby please don't go Baby please don't go
by John Lee Hooker recording of 1961 from The Vee Jay Years 1955-1964 (Charly 82333-1754-2) & Vee Jay No. 2201, copyright notice I don't want no woman, crazy 'bout a process head1 I don't want no woman, crazy 'bout a process head She a process head, it's almost simple head Ain't got no money, only got a hair-do fare Ain't got no money, only got a hair-do fare Ain't got a dime, enough to your hair did right Been a fool one time, crazy over process head Been a fool one time, crazy over process head That no-good woman, almost drove me insane Have mercy she begged Lord, have mercy, on this processing fool Lord, have mercy, on, on this processing fool She won't have a process head, she's seen* walking up and down the street Have mercy, have mercy, with a processing fool _________ * I'm not sure about the underlined part in the last verse Hear the soundclip, please mail me if you think you know the words Note 1: process head, refers to the "marcel" hairstyle of deep waves made with a curling iron. It also refers to the "conk" style in which tightly curled hair is straightened using the chemical congolene (or should it be conkolene, according to Lionel Boyd) and then combed out. In the inner cities this is usually referred to as a comb and conk. African American men would usually have this done on a Thursday and then go to work on Friday wearing a bandana on their heads to keep their hair straight for the evening. the bandana is called a "do-rag". Thanks to Alan Wexler for this contribution.
by John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman recording from Half a Stranger (Mainstream 903), copyright notice Queen bee, queen bee, queen bee, queen bee, please come back to me Queen bee, queen bee, queen bee yes, queen bee, please come back to me 'Cause you got the best darn stinger any queen bee I ever seen Hmm, she stung me this mornin', yes, yes, yes, I been lookin' for all day long She stung me this mornin', I've been lookin' for my queen bee a day long Got me to the place one time, hate to see my queen bee leave home Hmm, stinger long as my right arm Every time she stings me, Lord, it makes my blood run warm
by John Lee Hooker recording from , copyright notice There's a redhouse1 over yonder, that's where my baby stays Lord, there's a redhouse over yonder, Lord, that's where my baby stays I ain't been home to see my baby in, ninety-nine and one half days Wait a minute, something's wrong here, the key won't unlock this door Wait a minute, something's wrong, Lord, have mercy, this key won't unlock this door Something's goin' on here I have a bad bad feeling that my baby, don't live here no more Well, I might as well a go back over yonder, way back up on the hill, That 's something to do Lord, I might as well go back over yonder, way back yonder cross the hill 'Cause if my baby don't love me no more, I know her sister will __________ Note 1: redhouse, a house of prostitution, a whorehouse. There would often be a red light lit over the front door to alert those who were looking for some action as a means of saying "Hey, here's where you get that stuff!" Though you will not likely find red lights burning outside a brothel today, historically speaking, areas of a city where there were concentrations of such places were known as "red-light districts". Thanks to Larry Haston from Tennessee, "a native U.S. Southerner and a blues freak", for this contribution to the list. Sounds to me like Larry knows what he's talkin' 'bout ;-).
by John Lee Hooker recording 1989 from The Healer (Silvertone ZD74307), copyright notice I ain't gonna be, I ain't gonna be, babe, your fool no more I ain't gonna be, be, no, no, I ain't gonna be, be, your fool no more I'm so tired, so tired, babe, being your slave, both night and day I'm sittin' here rockin', rockin' rockin' rockin' Rockin' these blues away, tryin' so hard I'm tryin' so hard, so hard rock these blues away, in my rockin' chair, my old time rockin' chair, rockin' chair Lord, have mercy I believe, I believe, my woman seeing someone else I believe, I believe, I believe, she's seeing someone else All I can do, all I can do, all I can do, rock in my old time rockin' chair Have mercy! Rockin', rockin', rockin', rockin', rockin' in' these blues away I tried so hard, tried, tried, tried, rock these blues out of my mind All my friends tell me, tell me, I just waste my tears on you All my friends tell me, tell, tell me, tell me, tell me, I just waste my tears on you No, no, no, no, no, no Gonna keep on trying, keep on try, tryin' to rock these blues away Rock these blues away Rock me on, hmm, hmm hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Rock these blues, rock these blues away from me
by John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman recording 19 from Cold Chills (), copyright notice I got a good rockin' mama, yeah and the way she rock is all right Got a good rockin' mama, and the way she rock is all right She rock me in the mornin', she rock me late at night Now, don't you want to rock? Don't you want to rock? Don't you want to rock? Rock me, mama, rock me all night long Yeah, good rockin' mama We rocked last night and-a rocked the night before We rocked last night and rocked the night before Say, yes she rock me, rock me ev'ry night Now, don't you want to rock? Don't you want to rock? Don't you want to rock? Rock me, mama, rock me all night long Rock it now man, oh yeah Don't need no steam heat, yo body keeps me warm Don't need no steam heater, her body keeps me warm She rocks me at midnight, she rock me till the break o'day Now, don't you want to rock? Don't you want to rock? Don't you want to rock? Rock me, mama, rock me all night long
by John Lee Hooker recording 1989 from The Healer (Silvertone ZD74307), copyright notice Sally Mae, Sally Mae Lord, you know you ain't treat'n me right Sally Mae, Sally Mae Lord, you know you ain't treat'n me right You stay out all night long, Lord, you know you ain't treat'n me right You're a no good weed1 Lord, the cows, won't mow you down You're a no good weed Lord, the cows, won't mow you down I was chief of police, I would drive you out of town George! Play the blues! You ought to leave this town, Sally Mae You ought to leave here to stay You ought to leave this town Y'ought to leave here to stay Your reputation, Sally Mae, your reputation ain't no good Sally Mae, Sally Mae Y'ought to change in your younger days Yeah! Sally Mae, Sally Mae Y'oughtta change your ways in your younger days Better change now Sally Mae, change in your younger days __________ Note 1: weed, .
by John Lee Hooker recording of 1962 from The Vee Jay Years 1955-1964 (Charly 82333-1754-2) & Vee Jay No. 2654, copyright notice Send me your pillow baby, that you been cryin' on Please send me your pillow baby, that you been cryin' on I have nothing left of you baby, just your memories I wanna let you know baby, I'm lonely just like you I wanna let you know baby, oh, I'm lonely just like you And that's why I want you, to mail me your pillow baby Mail, mail me your pillow baby, you been cryin' on You won't call me, and neither send me, send me no telegram Oha, oha, you won't call me, baby, and neither, and neither send me no telegram Just watching you baby, please send me your pillow baby, that you been cryin' on baby I just wanna let you know baby, I still think of you, oh yeah, oh yeah I been cryin' baby My nights been so lonely Oh yeah, that's why I'm begging you baby Please send me your pillow baby Please send me your pillow baby, you been cryin' on, you been cryin' on
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by John Lee Hooker recording 1989 from The Healer (Silvertone ZD74307), copyright notice Hmm, hmm Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, that;s alright, babe That's alright, that's alright, babe I know you done me wrong, baby, but that's alright As the years go passing by, I keep on loving you, baby Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, I keep on lovin' you, baby Hmm, hmm you done me wrong, baby, but I forgive you, baby You, you, you done me wrong baby, done me wrong, baby, but I, I, I forgive you, forgive you Now come home, come home, come home, come on back home to me, baby That's alright, baby, that's alright, that's alright Look now people, when you love a woman, you know she's doing you wrong But love is blind, love is blind, love is blind Used, used, used, you know you been, you know you been used But that's alright, that's alright, baby Hmm Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord That's alright, baby, that's alright You did me wrong babe, did me wrong, but I'll keep on lovin' you Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on As the years, years go passin' by, passin' by Babe, babe, babe, baby As the years, go, passin' by, I love you, I love you more and more Hmm But that's alright, that's alright, that's alright, that's alright Thank you
by John Lee Hooker recording 1989 from The Healer (Silvertone ZD74307), copyright notice Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, oh Lord, Lord Hmm, hmm, hmm hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm Blues a healer, all over the world Blues a healer, healer, all over the world, all over the world It healed me, it can heal you The blues can heal you, early one morning It can heal you The blues can heal you Yeah, yeah It healed me, healed me It healed me I was down I was down It healed me Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, yes it did, yes it did Look now My woman left me The blues healed me My woman left me, left me early one morning Hmm, hmm The blues healed me, it healed me, healed me Yeah, yeah! Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord Hmm, have mercy The blues , the blues is a healer Blues, blues, is a healing healer it healed, healed, healed Heal! Heal, heal, heal! All over the world, all over the world It's a healer One night, I was laying down, feeling so bad, so low, so low My woman had left me, blues came along and healed me Heal! Heal! (Carlos, it healed me, Carlos) Carlos! It healed me! The blues, it healed , it healed, healer Hey! Hey! Healed me! Healed me! Healer! Hey! Blues a healer The blues a healer, all over the world, all over the world Hmm Lord, Lord, Lord Blues a healer, all over the world, all over the world Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord Healed me, healed, healed, healed It healed me It healed me, to heal me Can heal you, can heal you, heal you, if you let it
by John Lee Hooker recording of 1966 from House Of The Blues (Vogue VG 651 500115), copyright notice I cover the waterfront, watchin' the ship go by I could see, everybody's baby, but I couldn't see mine I could see, the ships pullin' in, to the harbor I could see the people, meetin' their loved one Shakin' hand, I sat there, so all alone, coverin' the waterfront And after a while, all the people, left the harbor, and headed for their destination All the ships, left the harbor, and headed for their next destination I sat there, coverin' the waterfront And after a while, I looked down the ocean, as far as I could see, in the fog, I saw a ship It headed, this way, comin' out the foam It must be my baby, comin' down And after a while, the ship pulled into the harbor, rollin' slow, so cripple And my baby, stepped off board I was still, coverin' the waterfront Said "Johnny, our ship had trouble, with the fog And that's why we're so late, so late Comin' home, comin' down' __________ Note: also known under the titles "I cover The Waterfront" and "Waterfront".
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by John Lee Hooker recording 1989 from The Healer (Silvertone ZD74307), copyright notice Think twice before you go, baby, this will be the end Think twice before you go, baby, this will be the end You done leave me one time, baby you'll leave again Dig in and suffer with me, an' I know you paid your dues Dig in and suffer with me baby, an' I know you paid your dues You done leave me when I need you, then I know you stand accused Doing the man who loves you wrong Breaking the heart you should be ruling Doing the man who loves you wrong I go for a lot of things, but you're a little too strong Think twice before you go, baby this will be the end Think twice before you go, baby this will be the end You done leave me one time, baby, you'll leave again Ha
by John Lee Hooker recording of 1963 from The Vee Jay Years 1955-1964 (Charly 82333-1754-2) & Vee Jay No. 3112, copyright notice This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby I messed around and fell in love You know you called me up on your telephone You want me to take you for a ride This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby I messed around and fell in love Will you come to my house and you dance with me You hold me tight and you kiss me too This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby You gonna kiss me baby I messed around and fell in love, ooh yeah When you call me up, you talk a long time You talk to me over your telephone You tellin' me, your comin' round over baby This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby I messed around and fell in love When you blasting me, you rock me too You rock my soul and set on fire This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby I messed around and fell in love You been a rockin' good way You been a rockin' good way You been a rockin' good way I messed around and fell in love
by John Lee Hooker recording of 1960 from The Vee Jay Years 1955-1964 (Charly 82333-1754-2) & Vee Jay No. 1624, copyright notice (spoken: Did you read about the flood? It happened long time ago, in a little country town, way back in Mississippi It rained and it rained, it rained both night and day The people got worried, they began to cry, "Lord have mercy, where can we go now?" There were women and there was children, screaming and crying, "Lord have mercy and a great disaster, who can we turn to now, but you?" The great flood of Tupelo, Mississippi It happened one evenin', one Friday evenin', a long time ago, it rained and it started rainin' The people of Tupelo, out on the farm gathering their harvest, a dark cloud rolled, way back in Tupelo, Mississippi, hmm, hmm) Wasn't that a mighty time, wasn't that a mighty time? Wasn't that a mighty time, a mighty time, that evenin'? It rained, both night and day The poor people that had no place to go, hmm,hmm A little town, called Tupelo, Mississippi I never forget it and I know you won't either
by John Lee Hooker recording from , copyright notice Every night I wander all by myself Every night I wander all by myself Thinkin' about the woman I love, lovin' someone else Boo-hoo, I just can't keep from cryin' Boo-hoo, I just can't keep from cryin' I'm worried about my baby, she's on my mind Sometimes I wonder, do she think of me? Sometimes I wonder, do she think of me? And again I wonder, if I will ever be free I'm tellin' all you women, what's on my mind I'm tellin' all you women, what's on my mind I never love one woman, no more at a time Boo-hoo, I wring my hands and cry Boo-hoo, I wring my hands and cry I'm thinking about the lovin', that I let go by Since you've been gone baby, I haven't been a bit of good Since you've been gone baby, I haven't been a bit of good Because I never get the loving, that I really should
by John Lee Hooker recording of 1961 from The Vee Jay Years 1955-1964 (Charly 82333-1754-2) & Vee Jay No. 1715, copyright notice I read your ad this morning you, said you want a real good man I read your ad this morning you, said you want a real good man Now I'm here with you baby, I want to know your plan When I'll be goin' to work, I have to wear my uniform When I'll be goin' to work, I have to wear my uniform I got news for you baby, I keep the darn thing on Well I can't hully gully1, I can't do a shimmy, but when it comes to lovin', I'm a lovin' little fool Come on daddy, love me all night long I got news for you Johnny, win yourself a home Well go to the bedroom, honey fix the bedroom up Well go to the bedroom, Johnny fix the bedroom up Got a whole lotta talkin', Johnny wanna talk to you, alright __________ Note 1: believe that "hully gully" is a dance that was popular in the mid 1950's. Thanks to Jack King for this contribution to the list. Nic Tassi confirms this: Hully-gully is simply a dance which looks like the twist. I found that in a excellent french book "talkin' that talk" about jazz and blues slang. Thanks to Nic Tassi for this contribution; On the other hand Bo says: Hully Gully is a nonsense word - the title of a song made up late 50's, 60's, name of the dance made up to accompany the song - was on Bandstand; kinda like Chubby Checker trying to repeat his "Twist" success with the "Hucklebuck" (which song was played continuously for 24 hours by WDRC in Hartford CT in an attempt to be in on the ground floor of this new[but failed] phenomenon). Kinda like Ram-A-Lam-a-Ding-Dong, Shimmy-Shimmy-CoCo-Bop, etc. Thanks to Bo for this contribution.
by John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman recording of 19 from The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990) (Rhino R2-70572), copyright notice Well, my baby she long and she tall and she weep like a willow tree Well, my baby long and she's tall and she weep like a willow tree Ev'ry time she love me, she make my love come down I seen my baby this mornin', she was weepin' to herself I seen my baby this mornin', she was weepin' to herself She says, "John Lee, I need lovin' and I just can't help myself, yes, baby" Uh, huh? Hey, yes love me, love me, love me, daddy, love me all night long Yeah, love me, love me, daddy and love me all night long 'Cause your baby, she need lovin', lovin' with a thrill
by John Lee Hooker recording of April 1959 from The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (Original Blues Classics 542 or Riverside OBCCD-542-2), copyright notice I got a wobblin' baby, wobble me all the time I got a wobblin' baby, wobble me all the time Wobble me in the mornin', wobble me all the time Oh, wobble me baby Nobody treat me baby, treat me the way you do Nobody treat me baby, treat me the way you do I love you baby, love you all the time Oh, wobble me baby, wobble me If you ever leave me baby, I believe I would die If you ever leave me baby, I believe I would die Ah, without your love, baby, you know tour daddy's through I said, "Wobble me baby", I got a wobblin' baby Way she wobbles all right Wobble me in the mornin', wobble me late at night Wobble me baby, wobble me baby, wobble me all the time Oh, nobody please me, please like you do
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