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Thread #56000 Message #873323
Posted By: Tweed
23-Jan-03 - 07:13 PM
Thread Name: Best Slow Blues Songs
Subject: Lyr Add: FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS (Muddy Waters
Muddy's, "Forty Days and Forty Nights", a favorite of mine at least.
"Forty days and forty nights Since my baby left this town Sun shining all day long But the rain keep coming down She's my life I need her soul Why she left I just don't know
Forty days and forty nights Since I sat right down and cried Keep rainin' all the time But the river is runnin' dry Lord, help me it just ain right I loved that girl will all my might
Forty days and forty nights Since my baby broke my heart Searchin' for her everywhere Like a blind man in the dark Love can a poor man rich Or break his heart, I don't know which.
Forty days and forty nights Like a ship out on the sea Prayin' for her each night That she would come back home to me Life is love, and love is life I hope she come back home tonight"
When he sings "Searchin' for her everywhere...like a blind man in the dark" he means it. Damn that's a good line...