STATESBORO BLUES
(Blind Willie McTell)
The Allman Brothers Band


Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low,
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low,
You got no nerve, baby,
To turn Uncle John from your door.

I woke up this morning, I, a-had them Statesboro blues,
I woke up this morning, I, a-had them Statesboro blues,
Well I looked over in the corner baby,
And grandpa seemed to have them too.

Well, my mama died and left me,
My papa died and left me,
I ain't good lookin baby,
But I'm someone sweet and kind.

I'm goin to the country, baby do ya wanna go?
If you can't make it baby,
Your sister Lucille said she'd wanna go.
And I'd sure wanna take her.

I love that woman, better than any woman I've ever seen,
Well, I love that woman, better than any woman I've ever seen,
Lord, she treat me like a king, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Treat her like a dog gone queen.

Lord, wake up mama, turn your lamp down low,
Wake up mama, well turn your lamp down low,
You got no nerve, baby,
To turn Uncle John from your door.