13 HIGHWAY
(W. Davis)
As recorded by Walter Davis on “Walter Davis Vol. 3 1937-1938,” Document Records, 1994.
(Originally on Bluebird B-7693-B and Montgomery Ward 7762, both 1938)

Lord, I went down Thirteen Highway; I went down in my V8 Fo’d. (2x)
It was rainin’ an’ stormin’; Lord, I just couldn't see the road.

It was rainin’ an’ stormin’ and the cloud was dark as night.
It was rainin’ an’ stormin’, mama, the cloud was dark as night.
But if my V8 is gon’ fail me, I swear I’ll make everything all right.

I was goin’ sixty miles an hour, all up an’ down those hills.
I was goin’ sixty miles an hour, mama, all up an’ down those hills.
Sometime I was goin’ so fast, I just could[n’t] control my wheels.

Don’t the highway look lonesome, mama, after the sun goes down? (2x)
Lord, when you all alone by yourself an’ there ain’t nobody ‘round.


THIRTEEN HIGHWAY
As recorded by Muddy Waters on “One More Mile: Chess Collectibles, Vol. 1” (1994)

I went down Thirteen Highway, drivin' a brand new V8 Ford. (2x)
Oh, you know, I was drivin' so fast, baby, I couldn't hardly see the road.

Oh, I was drivin' sixty miles an hour, all up and down the hill.
Oh, you know, I was drivin' sixty miles an hour, all up and down the hill.
Oh, you know, I was speedin' so fast, I couldn't hardly control my wheel.

Don't the highway look lonesome, after the sun done gone down?
Oh, don't the highway look so lonesome, after the sun done gone down?
Oh, you know, you all alone by yourself; there ain't nobody else around.