Days Of Old (Version 1)
by 
B.B. King 
Jules Taub 
recording of probably 1960 
from 
The Great B.B. King (B. B. King and His Orchestra) (Crown CLP 5143) 
Way back yonder in the days of old 
The men was workin' but not savin' any dough 
Then came a woman lookin' real cool 
She said to herself, "Now, that's my fool" 
I'm gonna ball tonight 
I'm gonna ball tonight 
Well, I can't break the rule 
'Cause every man is some woman's fool 
I met a girl on the avenue 
She was shy and I was blue 
Like a teacher and a student in the school 
She looked at me and said, "You're my fool" 
Way back yonder in the days of old 
The men was workin' but not savin' any dough 
Then came a woman lookin' real cool 
She begin then to play every man for a fool 
I'm gonna ball tonight 
I'm gonna ball tonight 
Well, it's no use to break the rule 
'Cause every man is some woman's fool 
Yeah, I'm gonna ball tonight 
Gonna ball tonight 
I'm gonna ball tonight 
I'm gonna ball tonight 
Well, it's no use to break the rule 
'Cause every man is some woman's fool