Story Behind The Song
Traveling man meets a woman who takes his valuables.
Song Description
Delta Blues with Slide guitar.
| Song Length |
3:19 |
Genre |
Blues - Delta, Blues - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Miserable, Troubled |
Subject |
Crime, Theft, Highway, Street, Road |
| Similar Artists |
Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
My feets are hurtin'
My belly's hungry
Walkin' down this lonesome road
One Hundred miles I must have wandered
"till I came upon your door
I should have listened
To that omen
When that black cat crossed my road
But your mojo was all upon me
When I came upon your door
When I laid upon your pillow
I could feel your black cat bone
And when I woke up in the mornin'
All I had went out your door
And now I'm broken
Without a dollar
And I still ain't got no place to go
I wish I never ever came up
I never came upon your door