Three O clock Blues (Version 1)

by B.B. King Jules Taub recording of 1951 from King Of The Blues 4 CD Box Set (MCA MCAD4-10677) Now here it is, three o'clock in the morning, oh can't even close my eyes. yeah It's three o'clock in the morning baby, oh, I can't even close my eyes Well, I can't find my baby, keep on lookin' be satisfied I've looked around me, people, hey, and my baby she knows she can't be found Looked all around me, people, oh, my baby, she can't be found Well, if I don't find my baby, I'm going down to the Golden Ground That's where the men hang out down there, they shoot pool, you know Goodbye, everybody, oh, I believe this is the end, oh, goodbye everybody, oh I believe this is the end You can tell my baby, to forgive me for my sins

 

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