Early In The Morning (Version 2)

by Dallas Bartley / L. Hickman / Louis Jordan recording of 1999 from Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan (MCA 12042) It's early in the morning and I can't get right 'Cause I had a little date with my baby last night Now it's early in the morning It's early in the morning It's early in the morning And I ain't got nothin' but the blues I went to all the places where we used to go I went to her house but she don't live there no more And it's early in the morning It's early in the morning It's early in the morning And I ain't got nothin' but the blues I went to her girlfriend's house, but she was out I knocked on her door and her mother started to shout "Get away from here!" Too early in the morning It's early in the morning It's early in the morning And I ain't got nothin' but the blues Went to Jenny Lou's to get something to eat The waitress looked at me, she said, "B., you sure look beat" It's early in the morning, baby Early in the morning It's early in the morning And I ain't got nothin' but the blues Had a lot of money when I first started out I couldn't find my baby, now my money's run out Now it's early in the morning It's early in the morning It's early in the morning And I ain't got nothin' but the blues It's early in the morning I ain't got nothin' but the blues

 

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