Listen to Driftin' Blues by Sam Cooke

Driftin' Blues

Sam Cooke

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Sam Cooke

Performer

Horace Ott

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Charles Brown

Composer

Johnny Dudley Moore

Johnny Dudley Moore

Composer

Eddie Williams

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Hugo

Producer

Dave Hassinger

Engineer

Luigi

Producer

Lyrics

I'm driftin', I'm driftin'

Like a ship out on the sea

No-ooh-oh

I'm driftin', driftin', driftin'

Like a ship out on the sea

No, I ain't got nobody

In the world to care for me

If my baby

Would only take me back again, back again

No, if my baby

Would only take me back again

Oh, I know I'm a good for nothing

Oh, and I haven't got no friends

Listen to me, honey

I gave you all my money

Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me

What more can I do?

Didn't I give you all my money?

Now tell me what more can I do

Oh, I realise you're a good little girl

But it seems that you won't be true

No-ooh-oh, yeah

It seems like I got to tell you

Bye bye, baby

Baby, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye

Bye bye, baby

Baby, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye

Listen to me

I know, I know you're gonna miss me

This time you be the one to cry

Written by: Charles Brown, Eddie Williams, Johnny Dudley Moore

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