Man came to the door,
I say 'for whom were you lookin
Says 'your wife',
I say 'she's busy in
the kitchen cookin''
Po' boy, where you been?
Already told you,
won't tell you again
I say 'how much you want for
that, I'll go into the store'
Man says 'three dollars' 'all
right', I say,
'will you take four?'
Po' boy, never say die
Things will be all right,
by and by
Workin' like in a main line,
workin' like the devil
The game is the same
it's just upon another level
Po' boy, dressed in black
Police at your back
Po' boy in a red hot town
Out beyond the twinklin' stars
Ridin' first class train
Makin' the rounds
Try to keep from fallin'
between the cars
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Othello told Desdemona "I'm cold
cover me with a blanket"
"By the way, what happened to
that poisoned wine?"
She said "I gave it to you,
you drank it" Po' boy,
layin' 'em straight
Pickin' up the cherries
fallin' off the plate
Time and love has branded me
with its claws
Had to go to Florida,
dodgin' them Georgia laws
Po' boy in the hotel
called the Palace of Gloom
Called down to room service,
says 'send up a room'
My mother was the daughter of
a wealthy farmer
My father was a traveling
salesman, I never met him
When my mother died my uncle
took me in to run a funeral
parlor He did a lot of
nice things for me and I
won't forget him
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All I know is that I'm
thrilled by your kiss
I don't know any more than this
Po' boy, pickin' up sticks
Build you a house out of
mortar and bricks
Knockin' on the door,
I say 'who is it, where you from
Man say 'Freddie' I say 'Freddie
who?'He say 'Freddie or not,
here I come'
Po' boy 'neath the stars
that shine
Washin' them dishes,
feedin' them swine