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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Performer
P Butterfield
P Butterfield
Vocals
Jerome Arnold
Jerome Arnold
Bass Guitar
Sam Lay
Sam Lay
Drums
Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop
Guitar
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
Guitar
Mark Naftalin
Mark Naftalin
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
B.B. King
B.B. King
Songwriter
Cliff Adams
Cliff Adams
Songwriter
P Butterfield
P Butterfield
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Rothchild
Paul Rothchild
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've got a mind to give up living
Yes, and go shopping instead
I've got a mind to give up living
Yes, and go shopping instead
Pick me a tombstone
And be pronounced dead
[Verse 2]
Well, I read your letter this morning
That was on your place in bed
Oh, when I read your letter this morning
That was on your place in bed
That's when I decided that I'd better off dead
Oh, yeah
[Verse 3]
When I read your letter this morning
That was on your place in bed
Yes, when I read your letter this morning
That was on your place in bed
That's when I decided that I'd be better off dead
[Verse 4]
It read, there is no use looking or ever hoping
Or ever hoping to get me back
Oh, no use looking, baby
Or ever hoping to get me back
Because it's all over now
And, baby, you can bet on that
Oh, yeah
Written by: B.B. King, Cliff Adams

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