Ida Cox — So Soon This Morning Blues

[Verse 1] I'll tell you why I've got the so soon blues This morning, this morning I'll tell you why I've got the so soon blues This morning, this morning My daddy said he love a girl next door Packed his trunk, said "I can't use you no more" This morning, this morning, so soon [Verse 2] But I'll stop my man from mistreating me This morning, this morning But I'll stop my man from mistreating me This morning, this morning I went to the courthouse, my hat in my hand "Good morning judge, I've killed my man" This morning, this morning, so soon [Verse 3] I asked a lawyer to plead my case This morning, this morning I asked a lawyer to plead my case This morning, this morning The lawyer said he felt sorry for me But for one hundred dollars he would set me free This morning, this morning, so soon [Verse 4] I'm dead broke now but I'm satisfied This morning, this morning I'm dead broke now, but I'm satisfied This morning, this morning There's only one way to keep a good woman down Put her on an island and keep her water-bound This morning, this morning, so soon