Ma Rainey — See See Rider Blues

[Verse 1] I'm so unhappy, I feel so blue I always feel so sad I made a mistake right from the start Oh, it seems so hard to part Oh, but this letter that I will write I hope he will remember when he receives it [Verse 2] See see rider, see what you done done, Lord, Lord, Lord You made me love you, now your gal done come You made me love you, now your gal done come [Verse 3] I'm goin' away, baby, won't be back 'til fall, Lord, Lord, Lord Goin' away, baby, won't be back 'til fall If I find me a good man, I won't be back at all [Verse 4] I'm gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I am tall, Lord, Lord, Lord Gonna kill my man and catch the Cannonball If he don't have me, he won't have no gal at all