Blues in the Night

My mama done told me

When I was in knee-pants

My mama done told me, "Son"

She said, "A woman'll sweet talk

And she'll give you the big eye

But when that sweet talking's done

A woman's a two-face

A worrisome thing to leave you to sing the blues

In the night"

Now the rain's a-falling, hear the train a-calling, hoo-ee

Hear that lonesome whistle blowing across the trestle, hoo-ee

Ah-hoo-ee, ah-hoo-ee, old clickety-clack

The echoing back the blues, yeah, in the night, mm-hmm

The evening breeze will start the trees to crying

And the moon will hide its light

When you get the blues in the night

Please, take my word

The mockingbird will sing the saddest kind of song

He knows things are wrong, and he's right

Well, from Natchez to Mobile

Oh, from Memphis to St. Joe

Wherever the four winds blow

Hey, hey, I've been in some big towns

And I've heard me some big talk

But here is one thing I know

A woman's a two-face

She's a worrisome thing that'll leave you to sing the blues

In the night

Ooh-woo-woo, ooh-woo-woo

My mama was right

It just ain't nothing out there but the blues in the night

Well, Mama, well, Mama, you told the truth, you did

You see, I know 'cause

Well, I've been in some big towns, heard me some big talk

Woo-hoo, oh, here is one thing I know

I don't mean no harm but it's the truth, yeah, it is

Listen, a woman'll sweet talk, give you the big eye

Well, oh, ha, but when that sweet talk got done

Look here, I got to tell you

You see, she's a worrisome thing to leave you to sing the blues

Oh-ho, the blues, yeah, in the night

Oh-oh-oh, one more thing

She can make me tremble, she make me tremble something like this

Do it, band

Oh, Mama

Well, Mama, I know what you mean, yeah

I do