Blues in the Night
My mamma done told meWhen I was in pigtailsMy mamma done told me, "honA man is a two-faceHe'll give you the big eyeAnd when the sweet talking's doneA man is a two-faceA worrisome thing who'll leave you to singThe blues in the night."
Now the rains a-fallin'Hear the trains a-callin', "whooee!"Hear the lonesome whistleBlowin' across the trestle, "whooee!"A-whooee-ah-whooee, clickety-clackComes echoing backThe blues in the night
From natchez to mobileFrom memphis to st. JoeWherever the four winds blowI've been in some big townsAnd heard me some big talkBut there is one thing I knowA man is a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave you to singThe blues in the night
My mamma done told meWhen I was in pig tailsMy mamma done told me, "honA man is a two-faceHe'll give you the big eyeAnd when the sweet talking's doneA man is a two-faceA worrisome thingWho'll leave you to singThe blues in the night