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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
Lead Vocals
James Cotton
James Cotton
Harmonica
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
Piano
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
Electric Guitar
Samuel Lawhorn
Samuel Lawhorn
Electric Guitar
Luther Johnson
Luther Johnson
Electric Bass Guitar
Francis Clay
Francis Clay
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
Songwriter
M Lawlar
M Lawlar
Songwriter

Lyrics

Bumble bee, bumble bee, why don't you come back to me
Bumble bee, bumble bee, why don't you come back to me
You got the best ol' stinger any bumble bee that I ever seen
You stung me this morning, and I been looking for you all day long
You stung me this morning, and I been looking for you all day long
He had me to the place once, I hate to see my bumble bee leave home
Hmmm, stinger long as my right arm
Hmmm, stinger long as my right arm
I been looking for him, I been looking for him all day long
Sometimes he makes me happy, sometimes he makes me cry
Sometimes he makes me happy I could die
Bumble bee, bumble bee, please come back to me
Yeah, I love my bumble bee, I hate to see my bumble bee leave home
Sometimes he makes me happy, sometimes he makes me cry
Sometimes he makes me happy, sometimes he makes me cry
He had me to the place once, I wish to God that I could die
Written by: Big Mama Thornton, M Lawlar

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