MEAN HANGOVER BLUES (aka HANGOVER BLUES)
(Jimmie Davis / Buddy Jones)


Buddy Jones - 1941
Maddox Brothers & Rose - 1948

Also recorded by: Jessie Floyd



Walkin' down the street with my head hangin' low
My bottle is empty, didn't have no dough
I got to go, I got to go
I got to go and lose them mean hangover blues

Got drunk last night, didn't mean no harm
Judge said, "Take him to the parish farm"
I got to go, I got to go
I got to go and lose them mean hangover blues

(Instrumental Break)

I dreamed last night I was on a spree
I thought I heard my baby calling me
I got to go, I got to go
I got to go and lose them mean hangover blues

Come home this mornin' 'bout half-past-three
My baby said, "Man, you been cheatin' on me"
I got to go, I got to go
I got to go and lose them mean hangover blues

(Instrumental Break)

"I'll take you back, baby, if you drink no more"
Gimme my hat and show me the door
I got to go, I got to go
I got to go and lose them mean hangover blues







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2011)