PROVE IT ON ME BLUES
(Ma Rainey)

Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - 1928
Gaye Adegbalola - 2003

Also recorded by: Faith Nolan



Went out last night, had a great big fight
Everything seemed to goin' wrong
I looked up, to my surprise
The gal I was with was gone

Where she went, I don't know
I mean to follow everywhere she goes
Folks say I'm crooked, I didn't know where she took it
I want the whole world to know

They say I do it, ain't nobody caught me
Sure got to prove it on me

Went out last night with a crowd of my friends
They must'a been women, `cause I don't like no men
It's true I wear a collar and a tie
Makes the wind blow all the while

But they say I do it, ain't nobody caught me
You sure got to prove it on me

(Instrumental Break)

Say I do it, ain't nobody caught me
Sure got to prove it on me

I went out last night with a crowd of my friends
It must'a been women, `cause I don't like no men
Wear my clothes just like a fan
Talk to the gals just like any old man

'Cause they say I do it, ain't nobody caught me
Sure got to prove it on me


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2012)