Bessie Smith - Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2 Lyrics

Lyrics Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2 - Bessie Smith



When my bed get empty, make me feel awful mean and blue
When my bed get empty, make me feel awful mean and blue
My springs are getting rusty, sleeping single like I do
Bought him a blanket, pillow for his head at night
Bought him a blanket, pillow for his head at night
Then I bought him a mattress, so he could lay just right
He came home one evening, with his beret way up high
He came home one evening, with his beret way up high
What he had to give me, made me wring my hands and cry
He give me a lesson, that I never had before
He give me a lesson, that I never had before
When he got to teachin' me, from my elbow down was sore
He poured my first cabbage, and he made it awful hot
He poured my first cabbage and he made it awful hot
When he put in the bacon, it overflowed the pot
When you get good lovin', never go and spread the news
It'll build up across you, and leave you with them empty bed blues



Writer(s): Johnson


Bessie Smith - The Complete Recordings Vol. 4
Album The Complete Recordings Vol. 4
date of release
22-04-1993

1 Standin' in the Rain Blues
2 It Won't Be You
3 Spider Man Blues
4 Empty Red Blues (Pt. 1)
5 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
6 Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
7 Yes Indeed He Do!
8 Devil's Gonna Git You
9 You Ought to Be Ashamed
10 Washwoman's Blues
11 Slow and Easy Man
12 Poor Man's Blues
13 Please Help Me Get Him Out of My Mind
14 Me And My Gin
15 I'm Wild About That Thing
16 You've Got to Give Me Some
17 Kitchen Man
18 I've Got What It Takes, But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away
19 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
20 Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
21 He's Got Me Goin'
22 It Makes My Love Come Down
23 Wasted Life Blues
24 Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
25 Blue Spirit Blues
26 Worn Out Papa Blues
27 You Don't Understand
28 Don't Cry Baby
29 Keep It to Yourself
30 New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
31 See If I'll Care
32 Baby Have Pitty on Me
33 On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
34 Moan, You Moaners
35 Hustlin' Dan
36 Black Mountain Blues
37 In the House Blues
38 Long Old Road
39 Blues Blues
40 Shipwreck Blues




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