Black Eye Blues Recording 1 by Ma Rainey Lyrics

Down in Hogan's Alley lived Miss Nancy Ann
Sh' always fussin'n squabbling with her man
Then I heard Miss Nancy say
"why do you treat your gal that way?"

I went down the alley, other night
Nancy and her man had just had a fight--
He hit Miss Nancy 'cross her head
Then she rolled to her feet, she said:

"You low-down alligator, just watch me sooner or later
Gonna catch you with your britches down
You abuse me and mistreat me, you dog me round and beat me
Still, I'm gonna hang around."

"Take all my money, black up both of my eyes
Give it to another woman, come home and tell me lies;
You low down alligator, just watch me sooner or later
Gonna catch you with your britches down, I mean it
Gonna catch you with your britches down."
[instrumental lull]

"Low-down alligator, just watch me sooner or later
Gonna catch ya with your britches down
You abuse me and mistreat me, you dog around and beat me
Still, I'm gonna hang around."

"Take all my money, black up both of my eyes
Give it to another woman, come home and tell me lies
You low-down alligator, just watch me sooner or later
Gonna catch you with your britches down, I mean it
Gonna catch you with your britches down."