by Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee)
recording of 1937-1938
from The Bluebird Recordings 1937-1938 (RCA 66723), copyright notice
Sugar mama, sugar mama, sugar mama please come back to me
Sugar mama, sugar mama, sugar mama please come back to me
Bring me my granulated sugar1, sugar mama, and try to ease my misery
You've got this new grade of sugar, sugar mama, an you done made me love it too
You've got this new grade of sugar, sugar mama, an you done made me love it too
You've got this granulated sugar, sugar mama, ain't nobody else got, but you
They been braggin' 'bout your sugar, sugar mama, been braggin' all over town
They been braggin' 'bout your sugar, sugar mama, braggin' all over town
Now, the bootleggers2 want you to sell 'em enough to make whiskey,
but you won't sell 'em about four or five pounds
I like my coffee sweet in the mornin', you know, an I'm crazy 'bout my tea at night
I like my coffee sweet in the mornin', you know, an I'm crazy 'bout my tea at night
Don't get my sugar three times a day, oh, Lord, then I don't feel right
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Note 1: granulated sugar, crystallized into grains or granules;
Note 2: bootlegger, someone who manufactures, sells, or transports alcoholic liquor illegally for sale. In general, to produce, reproduce or distribute illicitly or without authorization, CD's for example.
