NO MORE CRYIN' BLUES
(Claude Demetrius)

as recorded by Mabel Scott
1951


Well I cried last night, cried the night before,
Yes, cried last night, cried the night before,
Please come back baby, 'cause I don't wanna cry no more!

Well I woke up this mornin', blues all around my head,
Looked around, there was the blues in my bed,
Went in to breakfast, there was the blues in my bread!

Well I go so disgusted, thought I'd end it all,
I went up on the rooftop, but that's too far to fall!
Oh I cried last night, cried the night before,
Please come back baby, 'cause I don't wanna cry no more!

Yes, I need you baby, like a hound dog needs a bone,
Yes, I need you baby, like a hound dog needs a bone,
Please come home baby, your momma's all alone!

Well it rained forty days, there wasn't a cloud in the sky,
Well it rained forty days, there wasn't a cloud in the sky,
All that rain, baby, was teardrops from my eyes!

Well I went down to the river, started to jump in,
A voice said, "Wait you fool, baby he'll come back again!"
Oh I cried last night, cried the night before,
Please please come home baby, 'cause I don't wanna cry no more!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2017)