Lyrics How Long How Long Blues, Pt. 3 - Leroy Carr

How long, babe how long
Must I sing my lonesome song
How long, how long, baby how long?

I have been waiting
But the mail man leaves no mail
I'm just drifting
Like a ship without a sail
For how long, how long, baby how long

Sometimes I think you love me
And I feel so glad
But you stay away baby
And then I feel so bad
For how long, how long, baby how long

I guess some day you'll find me buried
Six feet under the ground
And you'll know it's because you quit me
For I'll have my face turned down
For how long, how long, baby how long

You went and left me baby
And I do the best I can
But if you had to quit me
Why steal some other woman's man?
For how long, how long, baby how long

Last night I heard a hound dog babe
And I felt so blue
Cause I dreamt he was in the graveyard
Looking down at you
For how long, how long, baby how long

Sometimes I get to dreaming
That you're coming back
And I go down to the station
Stand gazin' up the track
For how long, how long, baby how long