Backwater Blues Lyrics

He was a friend of mineHe was a friend of mineEvery time I think about him nowLord I just can't keep from cryingCause he was friend a friend of mineHe died on the roadHe died on th...Read Full Lyrics

Early one mornin' while makin' the roundsI took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman downI went right home and I went to bedI stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my headGot up next morn...Read Full Lyrics

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I heardWas a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the wordsIt came a-reeling up like Christmas bells, and rappi...Read Full Lyrics

When it rained five daysAnd the skies turned dark at nightWhen it rained five daysAnd the skies turned dark at nightThere was trouble takin' placeIn the lowland at nightI woke up t...Read Full Lyrics

It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner of the squareThey were serving drinks as usual, and the usual crowd was thereOn my left stood Big Joe McKennedy, and his eyes were b...Read Full Lyrics

Though the shark has, pretty teeth, dearAnd he shows 'em pearly whitesJust a jackknife has Mac Heath, dearAnd he keeps it, well out of sightWhen the shark bites, with his teeth, de...Read Full Lyrics

Gypsy woman told my motherBefore I was bornYou got a boy child's comin'He's gonna be a son of a gunHe gonna make pretty womensJump and shoutThen the world wanna knowWhat this all a...Read Full Lyrics

Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid.It's not a joke, kid, it's a curse.My luck is changing, it's gotten from simply rotten to something worseWho knows, some day I will win too. I'...Read Full Lyrics

Love makes me treat you the way that I doGee Baby, ain't I good to youNothing in this world too good for a girl so good and trueGee, baby, ain't I good to youI bought you a fur coa...Read Full Lyrics

Please come back baby, please don't gofor the way I love you you'll never know.So come back baby, let's talk it over, one more time.For the way I love you, you know I do,For the wa...Read Full Lyrics