Essential Bessie Smith

I went down to the river, sat beneath the willow tree The dew dropped on those willow leaves and it rolled right down on me And that's the reason I've got those weeping willow blues I went up on the mountain, high as any girl could stand And looked d

I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'll give the world if I could only Make you understand It surely would be grand I'm gonna telephone my baby Ask him won't you please come home 'Cause when you're gone, I'm worried all day long Baby won't you plea

There ain't nothing I can do or nothing I can say That folks don't criticize me But I'm goin' to do just as I want to anyway And don't care if they all despise me If I should take a notion To jump into the ocean 'T ain't nobody's bizness if I do, do,

Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spent all my money, didn't have any care Took all my friends out for a mighty good time Bought bootleg whisky, champagne and wine Then I began to fall so low Lost all my good friends, I did not have nowhere to g