You can hear this, and see an image of the record label, at The Internet Archive. EVIL HEARTED MAN As recorded by Josh White, 1942. When the sun rose this mornin', I was feelin' mighty bad. My baby said: "Good mornin';" Hell, it made me mad, CHORUS: Because I was evil, evil-hearted me. I'm just downright evil, evil as a man can be. Well she even cooked my breakfast and she brought it to my bed. I took a sip o' coffee an' throwed the cup at her head, CHORUS: Because I was evil.... I'm so out to the devil, trouble is all I crave. I'd rather see you dead an' layin' in your grave. CHORUS: You know I'm evil.... Well, I don't even care if it rains from now on An' the gal I love hadn't never been born, CHORUS: Because I'm evil.... Well, I don't even care, if my baby leaves me flat. I got forty-leven others, if it comes to that. CHORUS: You know I'm evil....
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