Bessie Smith - Empty Bed Blues Lyrics
I woke up this morning with a awful aching headI woke up this morning with a awful aching headMy new man had left me, just a room and a empty bedBought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I could findBought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I could findOh he could grind my coffee, cause he had a brand new grindHe's a deep sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrongHe's a deep sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrongHe can stay at the bottom and his wind holds out so longHe knows how to thrill me and he thrills me night and dayOh he knows how to thrill me, he thrills me night and dayHe's got a new way of loving, almost takes my breath awayLord he's got that sweet somethin' and I told my girlfriend LouHe's got that sweet somethin' and I told my girlfriend LouFrom the way she's raving, she must have gone and tried it too(Part 2:)When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blueWhen my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blueMy springs are getting rusty, sleeping single like I doBought him a blanket, pillow for his head at nightBought him a blanket, pillow for his head at nightThen I bought him a mattress so he could lay just rightHe came home one evening with his beret way up highHe came home one evening with his beret way up highWhat he had to give me, make me wring my hands and cryHe give me a lesson that I never had beforeHe give me a lesson that I never had beforeWhen he got to teachin' me, from my elbow down was soreHe poured my first cabbage and he made it awful hotHe poured my first cabbage and he made it awful hotWhen he put in the bacon, it overflowed the pot-
