The Letter

soundclip

by B.B. King / Adams
recording of 19
from B.B.'s Boogie (Mastertone 8342) & Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (Delta 17141), copyright notice

Yes, I want to write a letter, but I don't know just where I begin
Yes, I want to write a letter, people, but I don't know just where I begin
Well, I tell you, it's a sin, people, the way I've been treated by my so called friends

Yes, if I got a dollar, they want to borrow half a buck, whoa, and if I want to gamble
They wanna jinx me and give me bad luck, so, I tell you it's a sin, people
The way I've been treated by my so called friends

Yes, they say friends, they're the greatest thing in the world, yes, they say close, close friends
They're the greatest thing in the world, but I think that's all wrong people
Because my best friend have taken my girl