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Empty Bed Blues
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I woke up this morning with a awful aching head
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I woke up this morning with a awful aching head
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My new man had left me, just a room and a empty bed
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Bought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I could find
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Bought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I could find
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Oh he could grind my coffee, cause he had a brand new grind
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He's a deep sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrong
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He's a deep sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrong
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He can stay at the bottom and his wind holds out so long
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He knows how to thrill me and he thrills me night and day
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Oh he knows how to thrill me, he thrills me night and day
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He's got a new way of loving, almost takes my breath away
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Lord he's got that sweet somethin' and I told my girlfriend Lou
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He's got that sweet somethin' and I told my girlfriend Lou
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From the way she's raving, she must have gone and tried it too
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(Part 2:)
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When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue
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When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue
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My springs are getting rusty, sleeping single like I do
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Bought him a blanket, pillow for his head at night
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Bought him a blanket, pillow for his head at night
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Then I bought him a mattress so he could lay just right
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He came home one evening with his beret way up high
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He came home one evening with his beret way up high
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What he had to give me, make me wring my hands and cry
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He give me a lesson that I never had before
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He give me a lesson that I never had before
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When he got to teachin' me, from my elbow down was sore
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He poured my first cabbage and he made it awful hot
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He poured my first cabbage and he made it awful hot
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When he put in the bacon, it overflowed the pot
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When you git good lovin', never go and spread the news
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Yes he'll doublecross you, and leave you with them empty bed blues
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Empty Bed Blues
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| Bessie Smith |
