Papa Charlie Jackson — Four Eleven Forty Four

[Verse 1] I felt so bad the other night Had nothing left but an appetite I looked in my purse, I had but a little dough So I decided to play four 'leven forty-four [Chorus] "Policy" is all I hear all day What good it is when you don't know what to play You think of many numbers you've heard before So always keep playing four 'leven forty-four The other night I thought I'd always be broke Four 'leven forty four made me out of a joke So always keep playing four eleven forty-four [Verse 2] I went to the wheel, they wouldn't let me in I stood on the steps, cried out in the wind "Mister man, mister man, please open the door I want to play four 'leven forty-four" [Chorus] So "Policy" is all I hear all day What good it is when you don't know what to play You think of many numbers you've heard before So always keep playing four 'leven forty-four The other night I thought I'd always be broke Four 'leven forty four made me out of a joke So always keep playing four eleven forty-four [Verse 3] So while they pulled the numbers, I sat real quiet I felt like things wasn't gonna work right I got nervous, started to go But his last three numbers were four 'leven forty-four [Chorus] So "Policy" is all I hear all day What good it is when you don't know what to play You think of many numbers you've heard before Always keep playing four 'leven forty-four [Chorus] "Policy" is all I hear all day What good it is when you don't know what to play You think of many numbers you've heard before Always keep playing four 'leven forty-four The other night I thought I'd always be broke Four 'leven forty four made me out of a joke So always keep playing four eleven forty-four [Chorus] So "Policy" is all I hear all day What good it is when you don't know what to play You think of many numbers you've heard before So always keep playing four 'leven forty-four The other night I thought I'd always be broke Four 'leven forty four made me out of a joke So always keep playing four eleven forty-four