Bessie Smith

Bessie was more than just a friend of mine

We shared the good times with the bad

Now many a year has passed me by

I still recall the best thing I ever had

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie

Oh, see her soon

Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith

When I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do

Now all the crazy things I had to try

Well I tried them all and then some

But if you're lucky one day you find out

Where it is you're really comin' from

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie

Oh, see her soon

Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith

When I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do

Now in my day I've made some foolish moves

But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing

Now and again I still wonder to myself

Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing

'Cause now I'm goin' down the road t' see Bessie

Oh, see her soon

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith

And when I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do