Bending Like A Willow Tree
by 
Lowell Fulson 
recording of 1986 
from 
Cold Snap (Alligator ALCD-4752) 
If you don't bend you'll have to break 
It's good advise but a little too late 
Nothin' but trouble everywhere I go, yeah 
What I've been through you never know 
Got me down on my bendin' knee 
Weepin' and bendin' like a willow tree 
I'm not lyin' it's not a fake 
You can tell by the look on my face 
Just so much a man can take 
Sooner or later he's gotta break 
Yes, I'm down on my bendin' knee 
Weeping an' bendin' like a willow tree 
Like a bitter pill that ya have to take 
I'm beggin' you baby, you say it's too late 
For goodness sakes please give me a break 
Just a little more that I can take 
Got me down on my bendin' knee 
Weepin' and bendin' like a willow tree