Blues in the Night

Lyrics

[Verse 1] My mama done tol' me when I was in pigtails My mama done tol' me, hon A man's gonna sweet talk and give you the big eyes But when the sweet talking's done A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing Who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night [Verse 2] Now the rain's a-fallin', hear the train a-callin' "Whoo-ee!" My mama done tol' me Hear that lonesome whistle blowin' 'cross the trestle "Whoo-ee!" My mama done tol' me A-whooee-ah-whooee, ol' clickety-clacks A-echoin' back the blues in the night [Chorus] The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cryin' And the moon'll hide its light When you get the blues in the night Take my word, the mockingbird'll sing the saddest kind of song He knows things are wrong, and he's right [Verse 3] From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe Wherever the four winds blow I been in some big towns and heard me some big talk But there is one thing I know A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing Who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night [Chorus] The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cryin' And the moon'll hide it's light When you get the blues in the night Take my word, the mockingbird'll sing the saddest kind of song He knows things are wrong, and he's right [Verse 3] From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe Wherever the four winds blow I been in some big towns and heard me some big talk But there is one thing I know A man's a two-face, a worrisome thing Who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night [Refrain] Yes, the lonely, lonely blues in the night