Lyrics Sweet Mistreater (with James P. Johnson) - Bessie Smith
He
was
a
Jack
from
Jacksonville
She
was
a
Lou
from
Louisville
For
his
highbrow
girl
he
fell
Like
old
pussy
in
the
well
She
used
to
vamp
him
now
and
then
Then
run
around
with
other
men
So
on
the
telephone
Every
night,
he'd
call
and
moan
Oh,
you
mistreater
Oh,
you
lowdown
cheater
No
one
can
be
so
sweet
when
you
are
lovin'
you
But
when
you
strut
your
Lizzie
And
you
knock
them
dizzy
When
you
mess
around
and
cheat
the
way
you
do
When
you
are
out
there
lowdown,
you
as
smart
as
can
be
But
how
come
you
so
dumb
when
you
easin'
home
to
me?
Oh,
you
lowdown
cheater
Oh,
you
red-hot
mistreater
Oh,
sweet
mistreater,
don't
mistreat
me
so
Oh,
you
mistreater
Oh,
you
dirty
mistreater
No
one
can
be
so
sweeter
when
you
are
lovin'
you
Oh,
you
look
so
willin'
But
this
way,
it
is
killin'
Tell
me
how
come
you
save
it
the
way
you
do?
Yeah,
you
wring
and
you
twist
And
you
can't
leave
soon
enough
And
then
someone
insists
They
will
let
you
do
your
stuff
Oh,
tell
Saint
Peter
You
are
a
no-good
cheater
Oh,
sweet
mistreater
don't
mistreat
me
so
1 Keep off the Grass
2 Carolina Shout
3 Worried and Lonesome Blues
4 You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
5 Bleeding-Hearted Blues
6 Preachin' the Blues (with James P. Johnson)
7 Back Water Blues (with James P. Johnson)
8 All That I Had Is Gone
9 Snowy Morning Blues
10 Sweet Mistreater (with James P. Johnson)
11 Lock and Key (with James P. Johnson)
12 Weeping Blues (Alternate Take)
13 My Woman Done Me Wrong (with James P. Johnson)
14 Farm Hand Papa (with James P. Johnson)
15 Lonesome Swallow (with James P. Johnson)
16 Guess Who's In Town (with James P. Johnson)
17 My Handy Man
18 Do What You Did Last Night (with James P. Johnson)
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