- Version take 1:
Ev'rytime I'm walkin'
Down the streets,
Some pretty mama
Start breakin' down with me.
Stop breakin' down,
Yes stop breakin' down.
The stuff I got 'll bust your brains out, baby,
Ooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
I can't walk the streets,
Now consolate my min'.
Some no-good woman,
She starts breakin' down.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
The stuff I got 'll bust your brains out,
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind.
Now, you saturday night women,
you love to ape and clown,
You won't do nothin'
But tear a good man reputation down.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
The stuff I got 'll bust your brains out, baby,
Ooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
Now, I give my baby, now,
The 99 degree,
she jumped up
And throwed a pistol down on me.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
Stuff I got 'll bust your brains out, baby,
Ooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
I can't start walkin'
Down the street,
But some pretty mama,
Don't start breakin' down with me
Stop breakin' down,
Yes, stop breakin' down,
The stuff I got 'll bust your brains out, baby,
Ooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
Version take 2:
I can't Walk the street, now,
To consolate my min'
Some pretty mama,
She start breakin' down.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
Now, the stuff I got 'll bust your brains out, baby,
Hooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
I can't walk the streets, now,
To consolate my min',
Some no-good woman, now,
She start breakin' down.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
Stuff I got 'll make you lose your min'.
You know, the Saturday night women, now
They love to ape and clown,
They won't do noth'n',
But tear you' reputation down.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
The stuff I got 'l bust your brains out, baby,
Hooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
Now, I gave my baby
That 99 degree.
She jumped up,
And throwed a pistol down on me.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
The stuff I got 'll bust your brains out, baby,
Hooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
Now, the fiddle player,
Now, use rosin on his bow.
That will make you feel cry, baby,
You know, it don't go.
Stop breakin' down,
Please, stop breakin' down.
The stuff I got 'll bust your brains out, baby,
Hooh, it'll make you lose your min'.
Version Sonny Boy Williams:
Stop breakin' down,
Baby, please, stop breakin' down,
Stop breakin' down, now
Baby, please, stop breakin' down.
I don't believe you really, really love me,
I think you just like the way my music sound.
Now, an I'm gonna tell you somethin', baby,
A-baby, that you really, really can't do.
I know you can't love me, baby,
You gon' try, an' love some other man, too.
But stop breakin' down,
Baby, please, stop breakin' down.
I don't believe you really, really love me,
I think you just like the way my music sound.
Now, I'm gonna tell you somethin' else, baby,
I know you ain't goin' to like.
But when I quit you this time, baby,
You know I ain't gon', never take you back.
But stop breakin' down,
Baby, please, stop breakin' down.
I don't believe you really, really love me,
I think you just like the way my music sound, yeah.
Now, an the reason I know you's alright, baby, mm,
A-because you told me so.
An I don't care what people say 'bout you,
I love you, a-ev'rywhere you go.
But you must stop breakin' down, now,
Baby, please, stop breakin' down.
I don't believe you really, really love me,
I think you just like the way my music sound.