My mama done tol' me when I was in knee-pants
My mama done tol' me " Son a woman'll swe et talk "
And give ya the big eye but when the sweet tal kin's done
A wom an's a two-face
A worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing the blues in the night
N ow the rain's a-fallin' hear the t rain's a-c allin
"Whoo ee!" (My mama done tol' me)
H ear dat lonesome whistle blowin' 'cross the tres tle
"Whoo ee!" (My mama done tol' me)
A-whooe e-ah-whooee ol' clickety clack's a echoin'
Back th' blue s in the night
The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cr yin'
A nd the moon' ll hide its light
W hen you get the blues in the night
T ake my word the mockingbi rd'll sing
The sadd est kind o' song
H e knows things are wrong an d he's right
From Natche z to Mobile from Memphis to St. Joe
Wherever the four winds blow
I bee n in some big towns an' heard me some big talk
But there i s one thi ng I know
A wom an's a two face a worrisome thing who'll leave ya
To sing the blues in the night
M y mam a was right there's blues in the night
A man is a two face a worrisome th ing who'll leave ya
To sing the blues in the night
M y mam a was right there's blues in the night