Smokestack Lightnin'

Album: The Genuine Article (1956)
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  • Ah, oh, smokestack lightning
    Shinin', just like gold
    Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
    Ah, who ho, oh
    Who

    Whoa, oh, tell me, baby
    What's the, matter with you?
    Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
    Who ho, who ho
    Who

    Whoa, oh, tell me, baby
    Where did ya, stay last night?
    A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?
    Who ho, who ho
    Who

    Whoa, oh, stop your train
    Let her, go for a ride
    Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
    Who ho, who ho
    Who

    Whoa, oh, fare ya well
    Never see, ah, you no more
    Ah, why don't ya hear me cryin'?
    Oh, who ho, who ho
    Who

    Whoa, oh, who been here baby since
    I, I been gone, a little, bitty boy?
    Girl, be on
    Ah, who ho, who ho Writer/s: Chester Burnett
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, TuneCore Inc., Word Collections Publishing
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