- Bring It On Home
Baby,
Baby,
I'm gonna bring it on home to you.
I done bought my ticket, I got my load,
Conductor done hollered, "All, aboard."
Take my seat and ride way back,
And watch this train move down the track.
- Don't Start Me To Talkin'
Well, I'm goin down to Rosie's,
Stop at Fannie Mae's.
Gonna tell Fannie what I heard,
Her boyfriend say.
Don't start me to talkin,
I'll tell her everything I know.
I'm gonna break up this signifyin,
- Don't Start Me to Talking
Well, I'm goin' down to Rosie's, stop at Fannie Mae's
Gonna tell Fannie what I heard her boyfriend say
Don't start me talkin', I'll tell her everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin', 'cause somebody's got to go
Jack give his wife two dollars, go downtown and get some margarine
Gets out on the streets, ol' George stopped her
He knocked her down and blackened her eye
She gets back home, tell her husband a lie
- Help Me
You got to help me
I can't do it all by myself
You got to help me, baby
I can't do it all by myself
You know if you don't help me darling
I'll have to find myself somebody else
I may have to wash
- Keep It To Yourself
Baby, do me a favor, keep our business to yourself.
Please, darling, do me a favor, keep our business to yourself.
I don't want you to tell nobody in your family,
And don't mention it to nobody else.
Don't tell your mother,
Don't tell your father,
Don't tell your sister,
- Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
Hold up your head, and don't let your conscience get you down
Hold up your head darlin', don't let your conscience get you down
If you never lie to me, I'll always be around
Hold up your head, and don't let your conscience get you down
Hold up your head darlin', don't let your conscience get you down
If you never lie to me, I'll always be around
You are the same little woman, was so nice and kind to me in every way
You are the same little woman, was so nice and kind to me in every way
- Nine Below Zero
Yeah, ain't that a pity, people ain't that a cryin' shame
Ain't that a pity, I declare it's a cryin' shame
She wait till it got nine below zero, and put me down for another man
I give her all my money, all of my lovin' and everything
All of my money, all of my lovin' and everything
It done got nine below zero and she done put me down for another man
Nine below zero, the little girl she done put me down
Nine below zero, the little girl she done put me down
- Stop Breaking Down
Chicago, October 19, 1945
Stop breakin' down
Baby, ple-ease stop breakin' down
Stop breakin' down, now
Baby, ple-ease stop breakin' down, yeah
I don't believe you really, really love me
I think you just like the way my music sound, now
- The Sky Is Crying
The sky is cryin', look at the tears rollin' down the street
The sky is cryin', look at the tears rollin' down the street
I been lookin' for my baby, I wonder where she can be
That's right
I saw my baby one mornin' and she was walkin' on down the street
I saw my baby one mornin' and she was walkin' on down the street
Yes, she was
You know it hurt me so bad, it made my poor heart skip a beat
- Too Young To Die
When I first met the lil' girl
I didn' know what I was doin'
Now we all tied up
And my life is ruined!
I'm scared o' that child
I'm scared o' that child
I'm scared o' that child
- Your Funeral and My Trial
Please come home to your daddy, and explain yourself to me
Because I and you are man and wife, tryin' to start a family
I'm beggin' you baby, cut out that off the wall jive
If you can't treat me no better, it gotta be your funeral and my trial
When I and you first got together, 't was on one Friday night
We spent two lovely hours together, and the world knows allright
I'm just beggin' you baby, please cut out that off the wall jive