Lou Rawls - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water Lyrics

Lou Rawls Lyrics

"I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water"

Baby, we got to have a little talk
I ought to pack up my things and walk
I know a dollar goes from hand to hand
But before I let you go from man to man
I'd rather drink muddy water
Sleep out in a hollow log

I work for you like a Georgia mule
My friends all laughed, called me a fool
Your kisses are as sweet as can be
But before I let you make a fool out of me
I'd rather drink muddy water
Lay down and sleep in a hollow log

I love you baby, but you won't be fair
You don't know how to be on the square
Have your fun baby, if you must
But before I'll have a woman that I cannot trust
I'd rather drink muddy water
Sleep out in a hollow log
Muddy water

Yes, Baby, we got to have a little talk
Said I ought to pack up my things and walk
I know a dollar goes from hand to hand
But before I let you go from man to man
I'd rather drink muddy water
Sleep out in a hollow log

I work for you like a Georgia mule
My friends all laughed and they called me a fool
Your kisses are as sweet as can be
But before I let you make a fool out of me
I'd rather drink muddy water
Sleep in a hollow log

Because I love you baby, but you won't be fair
You don't know how to be on the square
Have your fun baby, if you must
But before I'll have a woman that I can't trust
I'd rather drink muddy water
Drink muddy water
Drink muddy water
Sleep out in a hollow log
Muddy water

Muddy

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Writer(s): Eddie Miller

album: "Stormy Monday" (1962)

(They Call It) Stormy Monday

God Bless The Child

See See Rider

Willow Weep For Me

I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)

'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do

Lost And Lookin'

I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water

Sweet Lover

album: "Black And Blue" (1963)

Roll 'em Pete

I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water

How Long, How Long Blues

Everyday I Have The Blues

St. James Infirmary

Black And Blue

Kansas City

Goin' To Chicago Blues

Trouble In Mind

World Of Trouble

Six Cold Feet Of Ground

Strange Fruit

Gloomy Sunday

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