Smokestack Lightin' - Etta James

Smokestack lightning Shine a light home Smokestack lightning Shining like gold Treats me like a clown Wheels go driving slow Trucks me out of town Wheels go driving slow Tell me baby So when you coming home Tell me baby When you coming home Wheels go driving slow Wheels go driving slow Wheels go driving slow

(Howlin' Wolf) Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin' Shinin', just like gold Why don't ya hear me cryin'? A-whoo-hooo, oooo, whooo Whoa-oh, tell me, baby, What's the, matter with you? Why don't ya hear me cryin'? Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo, whooo Whoa-oh, tell me, baby, Where did ya, stay last night? A-why don't ya hear me cryin'? Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo, whooo Whoa-oh, stop your train, Let her, go for a ride Why don't ya hear me cryin'? Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo, whooo Whoa-oh, fare ya well Never see, a you no more A-why don't ya hear me cryin'? Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo, whooo Whoa-oh, who been here baby since, I-I been gone, a little, bitty boy? girl, be on Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo, whooo

Everybody know When he's coming to town They're locking the doors And they don't make a sound People want him dead But he won't die, yeah First he's got to live With the things that he did People want him leaving But he ain't leaving soon He gets him some smokes And some hoes and a hotel room And then you best watch When he's through He clinches his fists And he's lookin' for you 'Cause Darren's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up in his hands Darren's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up in his hands Darren's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up in his hands Darren's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up Ava's got a Frank Sinatra tune Ava's got the sun And the wind And the moon Ava's got a lawyer And a baller And a 4-foot taller And a bullfighter from Spain too But I guess You would never forget The way she moves She removes your stress "Ain't got a clue 'bout nothing like this" That's what she said And she means what she said 'Cause Ava's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up in her hand Ava's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up in her hand Ava's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up in her hand Ava's got an appetite For lightin' dynamite And letting it blow up in her hand

Smokestack lightning Shinin' just like old When all you hear me crying' Woo-ooo Woo-ooo Woo-ooo Tell me baby Where did you stay last night When all you hear me crying Woo-ooo Woo-ooo Yeah, stop your train Let a poor boy ride When all you hear me crying Woo-ooo Smokestack lightning Shinin' just like old When all you hear me cryin' Woo-ooo Woo-ooo Well, tell me baby Who been here since I been gone Little baby boy Woo-ooo Yes I got to cause I'm from underground baby Woo-ooo

Yeah, smokestack lightning Don't you hear me callin'? Don't you hear me callin'? Tell me where did you go last night? I gotta know who you've been with Tell me where did you go last night? You gotta stop your train Let me go for a ride, pretty baby, you know Stop your train, I gotta ride with you I gotta ride with you I gotta ride with you Fare you well, goodbye, pretty baby Fare you well, goodbye, goodbye Never see you no more, pretty baby, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye Yeah, smokestack lightning Shining like gold Don't you hear me callin'? You gotta stop your train, let me go for a ride I gotta ride with you Stop your train and ride with you