Alberta Hunter — Michigan Water Blues

[Verse 1] Michigan water taste like sherry, I said sherry, Lord, I mean sherry wine Michigan water taste just like sherry wine And I'm going back to Michigan to the one I left behind [Verse 2] Lord, I believe to my soul that man’s got a black cat bone, I said black cat, I mean bone Believe to my soul that man's got a black cat bone Every time I leave him, I've got to hurry back home [Verse 3] Now there’s two people, two kind of people in this world that I can't stand Two kind of people, Lord, I just can't stand And that's a two-faced woman and a monkey man [Cornet Solo] [Verse 4] I was born in Texas, reared in Tenne— I mean Tenne— Lord, Tennessee I was born in Texas, reared in Tennessee But that Michigan man sure has made a wreck of me [Verse 5] Lord, I got a letter from my daddy, from my daddy, Lord, full of news I received a letter, and it was chock full of good news It said if I come back to Michigan, it would cure me of my Michigan blues