Young Woman's Blues

Young Woman's Blues - Bessie Smith

Woke up this morning

When chickens was crowing for day

Felt on the right side of my pilla

My man had gone away

By this pilla

He left a note reading

"I'm sorry Jane you got my goat

No time to marry no time to settle down"

I'm a young woman and ain't done running round

I'm a young woman and ain't done running round

Some people call me a hobo

Some call me a bum

Nobody knows my name

Nobody knows what I've done

I'm as good as any woman

In your town

I ain't no high yeller

I'm a deep killer of brown

I ain't gonna marry

Ain't gonna settle down

I'm gonna drink good moonshine

And rub these browns down

See that long lonesome road

Lawd you know it's gotta

And I'm a good woman

And I can get plenty men