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I Smell Trouble

Buddy Guy

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Buddy Guy

Guitar

Chris Layton

Drums

David Grissom

Guitar

Johnnie Johnson

Johnnie Johnson

Piano

R. Wynans

Organ

Tommy Shannon

Bass

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Don D. Robey

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Eddie Kramer

Producer

Brian Sperber

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Lord knows I tried

To do what's right

One whole year of stayin' home

Both day and night

'Cause I smell a mean trouble

Way over yonder

You know I had a mean, yeah

Always in trouble people

Lord, they just won't let me be

[Verse 2]

The people talk about me

Both night and day

I said, "Lord, please forgive them

And go the other way"

'Cause I smell a mean trouble

Lord, I smell trouble ahead of me, oh, yeah

Yes, worries and trouble

Lord, they just won't let me be

[Verse 3]

And from now on

I will not run and hide

I'll face trouble with a smile

And hope it pass me by

'Cause I smell a mean trouble

Way over yonder

I say, I heard a mean

Yes, worries and trouble

They just won't, they just won't

Lord, they just won't let me be

Oh, yeah

Written by: Don D. Robey

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