D7 | G7 | D7 |
Wake up momma, | turn your lamp down | low |
G7 | D7 |
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down | low |
A7 | G7 | D7 |
You got the nerve baby, | to turn Uncle John from y | our door. |
I woke up this morning, had them Statesboro Blues |
I woke up this morning, had them Statesboro Blues |
I looked over in the corner, and grandpa seemed to have them too. |
A7 | D7 |
Well my | momma died and left me |
D7 |
My poppa died and left me |
D7 |
I ain’t god lookin’ baby |
D7 |
I want someone sweet and kind |
G7 | D7 |
I’m goin’ to the country, baby do you | want to go |
A7 | G7 | D7 |
But if you can’t make it baby, | your sister Lucille said she | wanna go |
(and I sure will take her). |
I love that woman, better than any woman I’ve ever seen |
I love that woman, better than any woman I’ve ever seen |
She treats me like a king, I treat her like a doggone queen. |
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low |
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low |
You got no love babe, to turn Uncle John from your door. |