Lord have mercy Gotta tell it Tell it just like it is Every word
Yeah I was living in St Louis In the year of nineteen fifty five
Mama didn't have no great mansion Just a little old country dive Papa worked all week long Try to keep us six kids alive
So I hitch hiked to Chicago
Just to hear Muddy Waters play
I sat and listened to him sing
Until the early hours of day
I asked him what I could do to make it And it was he who showed me the way
I went back home and wrote a song And made a record I could claim
The little tune jumped on the charts And rode me right on up to fame
It netted over ten thousand dollars And added glory to my name
I was standing at the airport
With my guitar in my hand
And a first class ticket Destination movie land
I will be in Hollywood Mama Before the roosters crow again
When I first started playing music
Over sixteen years ago
Every big town in the country
From St Francisco to Baltimore
Trying to bring some happy hours Doing the only thing I know
Can't help it but I love it Stand here sing to you
Brings back so many memories Many things we used to do
'Till I see you here again Take care good luck to you
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