Well, got up this mornin’ feelin’ round for my shoes
No doubt that I got them walkin’ blues
I said, I got up this mornin’ I was feelin’ round for my shoes
I said you know I got them, I got them walkin’ blues
If you ain’t had them, I hope you never will
Ohh, the blues ain’t nothin’ but a low down shakin’ chill
Well now, if you ain’t had them boy, then I hope you never will
Mmm, when you get worried, drop me a line
But don’t go crazy honey, I’m going to lose my mind
I said, when you get worried, sit down and drop me a line
Mmm, if I don’t go crazy honey, I’m going to lose my mind
Mmm, your hair ain’t curly and your doggone eyes ain’t blue
If you don’t want me, what in the world do I want with you?
Oh, your hair ain’t curly and your doggone eyes ain’t blue
I said now if you don’t want me, what in the world do I want with you?
Ohh, don’t a man feel bad when the good Lords’ sun go down
He don’t have no partner to throw his arms around
Can’t a man feel bad I said when the good Lord’s sun go down
I said, he don’t have a soul not to throw his arms around
Ohh, look a here baby, what you want me to do,
I’ve done all I could just to get along with you
Ohh, look a here honey, what you want me to do,
I said I’ve done all I could honey just to get along with you
You know I love my baby like a cow loves to chew her cud
I’m layin’ here though I ain’t doin’ no good.
I love you honey like a cow loves to chew her cud
I’m layin’ around here baby but I sure ain’t doin’ no good
You know the minutes seemed like hours, hours seemed like days
Seemed like my baby done stopped her low down ways.
You know the minutes seem like hours, I said hours seemed like days
You know it seemed like my baby done stopped her old low down ways.
I’m goin’ to the gypsy now to have my fortune told
I believe somebody’s stealin’ my jellyroll
I’m goin’ to the gypsy I believe I’ll have my fortune told
‘Cause I believe somebody is tryin’ to steal my jellyroll
Ohh, I got up this morning feelin’ so sick and bad
Thinkin’ about the good times that I once have had
Ohh, got up this morning feelin’ so sick and bad
You know I was thinkin’ about the good times that I once have had
Sun is goin’ down behind that old western hill
Yeah, oh born {?}on a western hill
And I believe I’m gonna gets my woman still
You know I’m goin’ away, I’m gonna stay a long time
I ain’t comin’ back here ‘til you change your mind
Oh, I’m goin’ away, I believe I’m stayin’ a long time
I said I ain’t comin’ back honey until you change your mind.
Version 2:
Well did you get that letter, I mailed in your back yard?
Oh, that I mailed in your back yard
It's mighty sad to say that the best friend you had got to part
Well I got a letter this morning, how do you reckon it read?
I got a letter this morning, how do you reckon it read?
Said, hurry, hurry, 'cause the girl you love is dead
You know I got my suitcase and I took out down the road
Mmm, took out down the road
But when I got there, she was laying on the cooling board
You know I walked up close and I looked down in her face
Mmm, I peeped down in her face
You's a good old girl, but you got delivered to judgement day
You know I turned around and I slowly walked away
Mmm, I slowly walked away
Says you's a good old girl but I just can't take your place.
Mixed version Son House/Robert Johnson/?:
Woke up this morning I looked around for my shoes
You know I had those mean old walking blues
Yeah, I woke up this morning I looked around for my shoes
Girl, I had those, uh, mean old walking blues
Some people tell me that worried blues ain't bad
It's the worst old feeling I ever had
People tell me that worried blues ain't bad
It's the worst old feeling, uh child, I ever had
Looks you ran to the ocean and the ocean runs to the sea
If I don't find my baby, don't bury me
Went to the ocean and the ocean went to the sea
Yeah, if I don't find my baby, oh yeah, don't bury me
Minutes seem like hours and hours seem like days
Since my baby started her low down ways
Minutes seem like hours and hours seem like days
Since my baby, uh, started her low down ways
I woke up this morning, people, I looked around for my shoes
You know I had those mean old walking blues
Yeah, I woke up this morning I looked around for my shoes
Yeah, you know I had those, uh, mean old walking blues