- Version Take 1:
Beatrice, she got a phonograph,
And it won't say a lonesome word.
Beatrice, she got a phonograph,
And it won't say a lonesome word.
What evil have I done,
What evil has the poor girl heard?
Beatrice I love my phonograph,
But you have broke my windin' chain.
Beatrice I love my phonogra-ooo,
Honey you have broke my windin' chain,
And you've taken my lovin',
And give it to your other man.
Now we played it on the sofa, now
We played it side the wall.
My needles have got rusty babe,
They will not play at all.
Now we played it on the sofa,
And we played it side the wall.
But my needles have got rusty,
And it will not play at all.
Beatrice I go crazy,
Baby I will lose my mind,
And I go crazeeeee,
Honey I will lose my mind.
Won't you bring your clothes back home,
And try me one more time.
She got a phonograph,
And it won't say a lonesome word.
She got a phonograph,
Ooo, won't say a lonesome word.
What evil have I done,
Or what evil has the poor girl heard?
Version take 2:
Beatrice, she got a phonograph,
And it won't say a lonesome word.
Beatrice, she got a phonograph,
And it won't say a lonesome word.
What evil have I done,
What evil has the poor girl heard?
Beatrice I love my phonograph,
But you have broke my windin' chain.
Beatrice I love my phonogra-ooo,
Honey you have broke my windin' chain,
And you've taken my lovin,
And gave it to your other man.
And we played it on the sofa,
And we played it 'side the wall.
And we played it on the sofa,
And we played it 'side the wall.
But boys, my needles have got rusty,
And it will not play it all.
Mm, Beatrice, I love my phonograph,
Mm, baby, 'n' I'm 'bout to lose my min'.
Beatrice, I love my phonograph,
And I'm 'bout to lose my min'.
Won't you bring your clothes back home, baby,
Baby, 'n' try me one more time.
Now, my phonograph, mm-,
Baby, it won't say a lonesome word.
My li'l phonograph,
And it won't say a lonesome word.
What evil have I done,
What evil have the poor girl heard?
Now, Be-atrice,
Won't you bring your clothes back home.
Now, Be-atrice,
Won't you bring your clothes back home.
I wanna win' your li'l phonograph,
Just to hear your li'l motor moan.