Cab Calloway - Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) Lyrics
My momma done tol meWhen I was in knee-pantsMy momma done tol me, Son, What did she tell you?A woman gon sweet-talk Yeah!And give you de glad-eyes, Ah, ahh..But when that sweet-talk is done: Keep on a- talkin.A womans a two-facedA worrisome thingWholl leave you to sing the blues... The blues...In the night. Yes, in the night.Now the rains a-fallin,Hear the train a-callin - Oohee...My momma done tol me. Oh...Hey, that lonesome whistlesBlowin cross the trestle. Oohee...My momma done tol me. Hey, ahooee - ahooee!A clickety-clackinAnd echoin back at the blues...In the night.The evenin breeze - The stars -The trees a-cryin and the moonll hide its lightWhen you get the bluesIn the night. Its really tough to get the blues in the night.Take my word:The mockingbirdSings the saddest kind of song;He knows things are wrong -And hes right. Yes, hes right to sing the blues in the night.From Natchez to Mobile;From Memphis to St. Joe;Wherever the four winds blow; They blow everywhere!I been in some big towns, Yeah!And I done heard me some big talk, Ahh,ahh...But theres one thing I know: Keep a-talkin.A womans a-two-faced -A worrisome thingWholl leave you to sing the blues... The bluesIn the night. Yes, in the night. A woman will leave you singin the blues.I know she will -My momma was right:The blues in the night.
