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"DONT START ME TO TALKIN"(Sonny Boy Williamson/Brian McCarthy)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Vocals
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
Bass Guitar
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
Piano
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
Guitar
Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Guitar
Fred Below
Fred Below
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, I'm going down to Rosie's
Stop at Fannie Mae's
Gonna tell, Fannie, what I heard
Her boyfriend say
[Verse 2]
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'
'Cause somebody's got to go
[Verse 3]
Jack give his wife two dollars, go downtown
And get some margarine
Gets out on the streets
Ol' George stopped her
He knocked her down
And blackened her eye
She gets back home
Tell her husband a lie
[Verse 4]
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'
Somebody's got to go
[Verse 5]
She borrowed some money
Go to the beauty shop
Jim, honked his horn
She begin to stop
She said, "Take me, baby
Around the block
I'm going to the beauty shop where I can
Get my hair sock"
[Verse 6]
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
Well, to break up this signifyin'
Somebody's got to go
Written by: Sonny Boy Williamson II

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