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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ruth Brown
Vocals
Duke Robillard
Guitar
Bobby Forrester
Hammond Organ
James Singleton
Upright Bass
Herlin Riley
Drums
Barney Floyd
Trumpet
Charlie Miller
Trumpet
Delfeayo Marsalis
Trombone
Wessell Anderson
Alto Saxophone
Ed Petersen
Tenor Saxophone
Victor Goines
Baritone Saxophone
Johnny Adams
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cripple Clarence Lofton
Composer
Willie Mabon
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Scott Billington
Producer
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
David Farrell
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
This song was introduced to me by the late Cripple Clarence Lofton, titled "I Don't Know"
I'm gettin' sick and tired of the way you do
Good kind papa gotta poison you
Sprinkle goofer dust all around your bed
Wake up one of these mornings, find your own self dead
She said, 'You shouldn't say that'
I said, 'What should I say this time, baby?'
She says, 'Mmmmmm, I don't know,'
My-oh-my-oh-my
I don't know, what my baby puttin' down
The woman I love, she got dimples in her jaws
The clothes she's wearin' is made out of the best of cloths
She can take and wash, she can hang 'em upside the wall
She can throw 'em out the window
And run out and catch 'em a little bit before they fall;
Sometimes I think you has your habits on
She said, 'You shouldn't say that'
I said, 'What should I say to make you mad this time, baby?'
My-oh-my-oh-my
I don't know, what my baby puttin' down
My papa told me, my mother sat down and cried
Say, 'You're too young a man, son, to have the many women you got'
I looked at my mother then, I didn't even crack a smile
I say, 'If the women kill me, I don't mind dyin'
The woman I love, I won the week before last
The woman I love I've got out of class
I thought I won you, baby, a long time ago
If you don't watch your step, I'm gonna have to let you go
She said, 'You shouldn't say that'
I said, 'What should I say this time, baby?'
She says, 'Mmmmmm, I don't know'
I don't know, I don't know what my baby puttin' down, puttin' down
Written by: Cripple Clarence Lofton, Willie Mabon