My mama done told me, When I was in pig tails, My mama done told me, The man's gonna sweet talk Give you the big eye; But when the sweet talkin's done, A man is a two face A worrisome thing Who'll leave you singin', The blues in the night
Now you know that rain is fallin' Hear that train calling Whoo-ee (my mama done told me) Yeah Yeah ah (oooo that lonesome whistle calling cross the trestle), Whoo-ee (my mama done told me) A whoo-ee-duh-whoo-ee, clickety clacks Echoin back the blues in the night
From Natchez to Mobile, From Memphis to St. Joe, Wherever the four winds blow, Yeah I've been to the big towns, An I heard me some big talk to, Mmm But theres one thing i know, A man is a two face, A worrisome thing Who'll leave you singin' AAWWW the blues in the night