Playlist Albert King

albert king - a real good sign

albert king - ain t nothing you can do

Throw me away
You can treat me like trash
But still I turn around babe
An' give ya all-a my cash

You can send me far away
Somewhere down on the track, now
But just like a boomerang baby you know
I'll come right back

There ain't nothin' you can do, darlin'
To stop me from lovin' you
Oh, there's nothin' you can say, darlin'
Little girl, to drive me away

You can call me names
In the presence of my friend
That wouldn't hurt my feelin's
You know that wouldn't mean a thing

It's gonna take a miracle
To drive me away
I'll be around babe, until I'm old an' gray

There is nothin' you can do babe
To stop me from lovin' you
Oh, there's nothin' you can say, little girl
Darlin', to drive me away

Oh, hahaha, come on, ya'all
Well, alright

You can play with my heart
Like kids play with toys
I wouldn't give a damn
If ya tore it apart

You can walk all over me
Then treat me like dirt
So much in love wit' cha darlin'
I wouldn't even feel the hurt

There is nothin' you can do, babe
To stop me from lovin' you
No, there's nothin' you can say, little girl
Honey, to drive me away

'Cause I'm satisfied, with the love ya give
I love ya baby, an' I know it's for real
It's gonna take a miracle to drive me away
But I'll be lovin' ya darlin' until I'm old an' gray

There is nothin' you can do babe
To stop me from lovin' you
Hey, there is nothin' you can say, little girl
Honey to drive me away

Woo! hoo-hoo!

Well, alright!
Um!
Oh!
Woo!
Woo!
Well, alright!

albert king - almost lost my mind

When I lost my baby I almost lost my mind
When I lost my baby I almost lost my mind
My eyes was full of tears
Since she left me behind

I pass a million people; I can't tell who I meet
I pass a million people; I can't tell who I meet
My eyes are full of tears
Where can my baby be?

[guitar solo]

I went to see a gypsy to get my fortune read
I went to see a gypsy to have my fortune read
My head hung in sorrow
When she said what she said

When I lost my baby I almost lost my mind

[repeat to fade]

albert king - angel of mercy

I went to work this mo'nin'
My foreman looked me in the eye
He said, "Fella I don't know what's wrong with ya,
But you look sick enough to die"

He sent me to the company doctor
And he examined from head to toe
"Whatever's wrong with ya, young man,
My x-rays just won't show"

I say, angel of mercy
Won't you please look down on me?
Angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

The finance company
They just don't receive my check
They say they want a payment by Friday
Or they want all-a the furniture back

I went to the credit union
To try to get myself a loan
They said, "I would let ya have it young man,
But we hear that you won't be workin' here much longer

Angel of mercy
Won't you please look down on me?
Oh, angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

Lord have mercy! Oh angel! Oh!

Oh!

Cut my lights off this mo'nin'
They set my furniture out doors
I was listenin' to the weatherman 'while ago
An' he's says it's gonna rain an'snow

My daughter's got pneumonia
An' my son is down with the flu
My whole family's sufferin' from malnutrition
And I can't even 'fford them soup

I say, angel of mercy
Won't you please look down on me?
Oh, angel of mercy
A little mercy is all I need

albert king - answer to the laundromat blues

(Spoken:
This number's bein' especially played
And dedicated to all of the women
From all of the men)

You see you women have a good thing goin'
But we hip to ya now

You take two or three pieces
And go down to the laundromat
An' take ya eight hours to wash 'em
No good!

We gonna buy ya washers and dryers
And we're gonna put ya at home in the basement
And we gonna kick the door down that goes to the basement
While we can hear the washer when it stop

And baby, baby, baby, when that washer stop
You better be though
Or you better have a darn good explanation!

Don't you go get whupped all on the toenails
We're gonna raise your eye lashes and whup ya some
And if ya run fast enough
We're gonna whup ya on the bottom of the feet
Ain't that right men?
Speak up for yourself! (yeah, yeah)

There will be no more goin' to the laundromat
Puttin' your clothes in there
And gettin' your girlfriend keep her eye on it
While you step out the back door

You better take my advise
You might need it on your vacation this summer
I'd hate to see ya come up with a leg screwed off
Or a eye punched out
Yeah!

Whoa! yeah, yeah!

I know you don't know it babe (yeah, yeah, yeah)
But things look bad for you
Hey, I know you don't know it babe
But I'm gonna keep a close eye on you

Well, ev'ry time you go to the laundromat, baby
I want you to know, I want you to know
That I'll be there too!

albert king - as the years go passing by

There is nothing I can do, if you leave me, with a cry
There is nothing I can do, if you leave me, with a cry
Baby my love will follow you, as the years go passing by

I give you all but a home, that's one thing you get the night
I give you all but a home, that's one thing you get the night
You know my love will follow you, as the years go passing by

I'm gonna leave it up to you, so long, baby good bye
I'm gonna leave it up to you, so long, baby good bye
Baby my love will follow you, yes, as the years go passing by

albert king - ask me no questions

You go out when you get ready
And you come home when you please
You just love me when you want me baby
And you think it outta be all right with me

When I try to talk to you baby
And let you know just how I feel
You tell me if I don't like it
You know someone else will

Oh, but I done got wise to you baby
You're not the only bird in the sky
Oh so don't ask me no questions now baby
And I, I won't tell you no lies

Because I like to feel arms around me
And lips close, close to mine
So I don't have to beg you to love me
I don't have to beg you all the time

Oh, but I done got wise to you baby
You're not the only bird in the sky
So now don't ask me no questions baby
And you know I won't, I won't tell you no lies

Yes you can love me if you want me
Or you keep on flaying the field
Because I know if you don't love me
I know there's somebody else that will

albert king - bad luck blues

Hey, I wanna tell you about my troubles
I've had just about every bad luck a man can have
In my moving around, I've played all over the world
And just about every town
Anywhere I play, they wanna know what I'm putting down

They
They shot me at san antone
You know they kicked me out of kansas city
Lord, I wonder what did I do wrong

Oh, my house burned down in boston
My wife left me in maine
I broke both of my arms in utah
While I catch me a fast freight train

Oh, bad luck, yeah, bad luck
Keeps following me, won't let me be

I asked bad luck this morning
"how long must I be your slave?"
He said, "I've left you in your cradle
I'm gonna ride you to your grave"

Oh, bad luck, yeah, bad luck
Keeps following me, won't let me be
Oh, bad luck, oh, bad luck
Won't let me be, keeps following me

I asked bad luck this morning
How long must I be your slave
He said, "I've left you in your cradle"
Boy, I'm gonna ride you to your grave"

Hey, bad luck, oh, bad luck
Keeps following me, won't, let me be
Yeah, bad luck, oh, bad luck
Won't let me be, keeps following me

albert king - blues at sunrise

When the sunrise in the east, lover
It set deeply in the west

Yeah, the sunrise in the east
It set deeply in the west
I've been lookin' for my lover
An' I haven't found her yet

I'm gonna call up China
An' see if my woman's over there
Well, I'm gonna call up China
An' see if my woman's over there
You know, I've searched the whole world over, Lord
I can't find my lover, nowhere (hey-ya)

She won't write me no letter
She won't even call me on the telephone
No, she won't write me no letter
She won't even call me on the telephone
You know I haven't had no real good lovin'
Since that gal-a mine been gone

(Spoken:
I can't see my, engineer
Hey, somebody! (hey, hey)
Where's Mister ...
Well, Ooh!)

Someday baby, hahahaha
You're gonna want me, like I want you
Oh, someday baby, you're gonna want me, like I want you
But when you call me long distance, darlin'
I'll say I have nothing for you to do

Someday baby, you're gonna want me, like I want you
Hey, someday baby, you're gonna want me, like I want you
Oh, but when ya call me on the phone, angel
I'll say I have nothin' for you to do

Woo, thank you

albert king - blues power

(Spoken:
This is blues power!

Well

Play it now)

Ev'rybody understands the blues
Are you listening?
YEAH! [audience replies]

I say ev'rybody understands the blues
Ev'rybody from one day to another has the blues

You take the little baby that's layin' in the cradle
He can't get that milk bottle fast enough
He go to kickin' an'cryin'
An' goin' on, tearin' up the little baby bed
He got the blues
Can ya dig it?
YEAH! [audience replies]
Ha, ha, ha

You take this girl that's got this main squeeze
That's her boyfriend, that is, you know

An' he just bought a brand new GTO
You know she wanna be wit' him ev'rytime he cranks it up
An' go around the corner to the soda fountain
This is where she wanna go an'show it off
Where all the girls and guys be
You know what I mean?

An' she get ready to go out this particular night
An' her mother say, "Daughter you was just out last night
You can't go out tonight, that's too many nights in a row"

She go in the room an'fasten the door
An' won't answer the phone, won't eat
Won't talk to nobody
She got the blues
That's what's wrong wit' her

Some people call them the reds, the pinks
When ya get through
It's the old-fashioned country blues
That's right

I haven't seen my main squeeze
In ten long weeks, today
You know I got the blues
Can you dig it? ha, ha, ha
YEAH! [Audience replies]

Woo! Alright!

Ah but wait, I don't think you're with me
Let's ev'rybody get a thing goin' right here
Yes, yes, yes

Can you feel it?
YEAH!
I can't hear you, can you feel it?
YEAH!
Yes, yes
Sounds awful good, keep it, keep it, right there chilin'
Keep it right there, ha ha ha ha

The blues!
An' when you're doin' the blues
They so strong, that's the reason there named
They call 'em blues power, yeah

An' would you believe I invented blues power?
YEAH!
Ha, ha
Can you dig the blues power?
YEAH!
Let ev'rybody say "yeah"
YEAH!
Say it again, say "yeah"
YEAH!

Alright! Alright! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oh! Alright
Ha, ha, ha! Well! Woo! Ha, ha, ha! Oh man! Hey!
Ooh-oh!
Woo!

Thank you!
Thank you very much!
Thank you very kindly!
Woo!

albert king - born under a bad sign

Born under a bad sign
Been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
You know I wouldn't have no luck at all

Hard luck and trouble been my only friends
I've been on my own ever since I was ten

Born under a bad sign
Been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
You know I wouldn't have no luck at all

I can't read. I didn't learn how to write
My whole life has been one big fight

Born under a bad sign
Been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
You know I wouldn't have no luck at all

[guitar solo]

You know if it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have no kind of luck
If it wasn't for real bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all

You know wine and women is all I crave
A big-legged woman gonna carry me to my grave

Born under a bad sign
Been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
You know I wouldn't have no luck at all

albert king - call my job

Call my job, tell the boss I won't be in
Call my job, tell the boss I won't be in
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, I must've had too much weekend

Call my job, have someone operate my machine
Call my job, have someone operate my machine
You look so good to me this morning, I must've had too much weekend

Hang the hat off the hook, lock the door too, spend my time, making love to you
Call my job, tell the boss I won't be in Friday, Saturday, Sunday,
I must've had too much weekend

albert king - can t you see what you re doing to me

(Spoken:
I wonder where, I wonder where, this Sears Roebuck drummer come from?
(laughter))

Hey baby, can't you see what you're doin' to me
Hey baby, baby, baby, can't you see what you're doin' to me
Well you say you're gonna leave me, darlin'
You're goin' back to your old time, used to be

I work two jobs, I bring home all-a the pay
If you tell me you love me, then try to do some things my way
Hey baby, can't you see what you're doin' to me
Well you say you're gonna leave me,
You're goin' back to your old time, used to be

Hey now! woo! yeah! yeah! come on band! sounds alright!

I work two jobs, I bring ya all-a the pay
If you tell me you love me, then try to do some things my way
Hey baby, can't you see what you're doin' to me
Yeah, you say you're gonna leave me darlin'
You're goin' back to your old time, used to be

Hey baby, can't you see what you're doin' to me
Hey, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Can't you see what you're doin' to me
Now you say you're gonna leave me darlin'
You're goin' back to your old time, used to be

albert king - change of pace

Hey, I went 'cross town to see my woman
I knocked upon her door
She said, "Baby I'm glad ya stopped by,
I just can't see ya no more"

Honey you've been replaced
(Honey you've been replaced)
I need a change of pace
(I need a change of pace)

Well I found a new face, so
Baby stay away, I need a change of pace

I never thought that she was cheating
I was the last one to know
I found out, yesterday
When I knocked upon her door

Honey you've been replaced
(Honey you've been replaced)
I need a change of pace
(I need a change of pace)

Honey, I found a new face
Baby stay away
(I need a change of pace)

Um!

I passed her on the sidewalk
Ya almost didn't even speak
People, I felt so doggone bad
Yes and my knees got weak

She said, you've been replaced
(Honey you've been replaced)
I need a change of pace
(I need a change of pace)
Honey I've found a new face
So baby stay away
(I need a change of pace)

I need a change of pace
(I need a change of pace)
I need a change of pace
(I need a change of pace)
Well I found a new face
So baby stay away, I need a change of pace

(Change of pace)
(I need a change of pace)
(Change of pace)
(I need a change of pace)

(I found a brand new face)
(Honey, you've been replaced)
(I need a change of pace)

(Change of pace)
Woo!
(I need a change of pace)
(Change of pace)
(I need a change of pace)

(I found a brand new face)
(Honey, you've been replaced)
(I need a change of pace)

(Change of pace)
(I need a change of pace)
(Change of pace)
(I need a change of pace)

(Honey, you've been replaced)

(I need a change of pace)
(I found a brand new face)
(Honey, you've been replaced)
(I need a change of pace)

(I need a change of pace)
(I need a change of pace)

Fading:
(Change of pace)
(I need a change of pace)
(I got a brand new face...)

albert king - crosscut saw

I'm a crosscut saw,
Baby, just drag me across your log.
You know I'm a crosscut saw,
Just drag me across your log.
I cut your wood so easy for you,
You can't help but say, "Hot Dog!"

Now some call me wood chopping Sam,
Some call me Woodcutting Jim.
The last girl I cut my wood for, you know
She wants me back again.

I'm a crosscut saw,
Just drag me across your log.
I cut your wood so easy for you,
You can't help but say, "Hot Dog!"

{instrumental break}

I got a double-bladed axe
That really cuts good.
Well, I'm a crosscut saw,
Just bury me in your wood.

I'm a crosscut saw,
Baby, just drag me across your log.
I cut your wood so easy for you, woman
You can't help but say, "Hot Dog!"

Now watch this
{guitar solo}
Owww!

albert king