Billy’s Blues

I love my man, I'm a liar if I say I don't
I love my man, I'm a liar if I say I don't
But I quit my man, I'm a liar if I say I won't

I've been your slave, ever since I was your babe
I've been your slave, ever since I was your babe
But before I be your dog, I see you in your grave

My man wouldn't give me no breakfast
Wouldn't give me no dinner
Fought about my supper and he put me outdoors
Had the nerve to put a matchbox on my clothes
I didn't have so many
But I had a long, long ways to go

I ain't good lookin' and my hair ain't curled
I ain't good lookin' and my hair ain't curled
But my mother she gave me somethin' that I'll carry through this world

Some men like me 'cause I'm happy
Some 'cause I'm snappy
Some call me honey
Others think I got some money
Some tell me, "Baby, you're built for speed"
And if you put them all together
I'm everything a good man needs

Some men like me because I'm happy
Some 'cause I'm snappy
Some call me honey
Others think I got some money
They tell me, "Baby, you're built for speed"
Now, if you put that all together
It makes me everything a good man needs
If you put it all together
It makes me everything a good man needs