How Long Blues - Big Joe Turner

How long, baby how long Has that evening train been gone? How long, how how long, baby how long? Went to the station, didn't see no train Down in my heart, I have an aching pain How long, how how long, baby how long? I feel disgusted, I feel so bad Thinking 'bout the good time that I once had had How long, how how long, baby how long? I could see the green grass growing on the hill; I ain't seen no greenback on a dollar bill How long, how how long, baby how long? You're gonna be sorry you feel so blue When you want me, baby, I declare I want, want you How long, how how long, baby how long? Don't have no money for to ride the train I would ride the rugs, baby, to be with you again How long, how how long, baby how long? How long, baby how long Must I keep my, my watching point? How long, how how long, baby how long?

How long, baby, how long? Has that evening train been gone? Baby how long, yes how long? How long? I went to the station To watch my babe leave town Feeling low and disgusted For my baby couldn't be found How long? How long, how long? If I could holler Like a mountain jack I'd climb the highest mountain To call my baby back Oh, how long? Yes, how long, how long? I hear the lords of wheels and poet But I see no train My heart is aching and breaking and I want it bad But how long, yes how long, babe, how long?

Well, your friends and their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme And I can't help but have my suspicions, baby 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem You said that you never intended To break up our scene in this way For there ain't any use pretending, babe It could happen to us any day How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Well, your friends and their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme I can't help but have my suspicions 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem Well, you said you never intended To break up our scene in this way But there ain't any use in pretending It could happen to us any day How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Yeah, yeah Oh, ohh Tell me baby Whoa Oh, and your friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme Can't help but have my suspicions, baby Ain't quite as dumb as I seem Oh, you said you never intended To break up our scene in this way Ain't any use in pretending It could happen to us any day How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Tell me baby (How long) How long (Going on) Going on, going on (How long) How long has this been going on? Going on baby, how long?