My mamma done told me


When I was in pigtails

My mamma done told me


"Hon, a man is a two-face


He'll give you the big eye

And when the sweet talking's done


A man is a two-face


A worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing

The blues in the night"





Now the rain's fallin'

Hear the trains callin', "Whooee"


Hear the lonesome whistle


Blowin' across the trestle, "Whooee"

A-whooee-ah-whooee, clickety-clack


Comes echoing back


The blues in the night




From Natchez to Mobile


From Memphis to St. Joe

Wherever the four winds blow


I've been in some big towns


And heard me some big talk

But there is one thing I know


A man is a two-face


A worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing

The blues in the night





My mamma done told me

When I was in pig tails


My mamma done told me


"Hon, a man is a two-face

He'll give you the big eye


And when the sweet talking's done


A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing

Who'll leave you to sing


The blues in the night"


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