I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - Ivie Anderson/The Duke

Never treats me sweet and gentle

The way he should

I've got it bad

And that ain't good

My poor heart is sentimental

Not made of wood

I've got it bad

And that ain't good

But when the fish are jumpin'

And Friday rolls around

My man and me we gin some

And pray some and sin some

He don't love me like I love him

Nobody could

I've got it bad

And that ain't good

Though friends with good intentions

Tell me to save my tears

I'm glad I'm mad about him

I can't live without him

Lord above me please make him love me

The way he should

I got it bad

And that ain't good