Call It Stormy Monday

(With Albert Collins) by Aaron T. Walker recording of February 15-19, 1991, Memphis from Blues Summit (MCAD-10710) They called it stormy Monday, but Tuesday is as just as bad Oh they called it, they called it stormy Monday, but Tuesday, Tuesday is as just as bad Oh, Wednesday is worst, and Thursday, oh so sad The eagle flies on Friday, now Saturday I'll go out to play Oh the eagle, the eagle flies on Friday Saturday I'll go out and play Sunday I'll go to church, and I fall on my knees and pray I say, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me But Lord, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me You know I'm crazy 'bout my baby Lord, please send my baby back on to me Help me out here man, help me out Sun rise in the east, it set up in the west Yes, the sun rise in the east baby, and it set up in the west It's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, which one, which one, which one a little bad Yeah! Go ahead, do it one more time Oh the eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I'll go out to play Oh the eagle flies on Friday, you know Saturday I'll go out to play Sunday I'll go out to the signify church Oh when I'll fall down on my knees and pray I say, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me Lord, Lord, Lord have mercy on me Please, have mercy on me You know I'm crazy, crazy 'bout my baby Please, send her back, send her back on to me Yeah!

 

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