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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Muddy Waters
Vocals
Otis Spann
Piano
Mike Bloomfield
Guitar
P Butterfield
Harmonica
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Bass Guitar
Sam Lay
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Muddy Waters
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Dayron
Producer
Ron Malo
Engineer
Lyrics
Once I had a pretty little girl
I lose my baby, ain't that sad?
Oh, you know, I once had a pretty little girl
I lose my baby, ain't that sad?
Well, you know, you can't spend what you ain't got
You can't lose what you ain't never had
I had money in the bank
I got busted, boys, ain't that sad?
Oh, you know, I had some money in the bank
I got busted, baby, ain't that bad?
Well, you know, you can't spend what you ain't got
You can't lose what you ain't never had
I had a sweet little home
It got burned down, boys, ain't that bad?
Oh, you know, it was my own fault
People, they just said
Well, you know, you can't spend what you ain't got
You can't lose what you ain't never had
Written by: McKinley Morganfield