Heed My Warning
by H. Bowman / 
Louis Jordan 
recording of 1983 
from 
Blues 'n' Jazz (MCA MCAD-27119) 
You can lead a horse to water 
But you can't make him drink 
You can send a kid to college 
But you can't make him think 
You'll never miss your water, baby 
ill the well runs dry 
And you'll never miss me, baby 
Till I say good-bye 
Mm hm, you'd better heed my warning 
The straw that broke the camel's back 
Didn't have to be so big 
And when you ran off and left me, baby 
I almost blew my wig 
They say he who has the last laugh 
Always laughs the best 
And I'm gonna laugh louder, baby 
Than all the rest 
Mm hm, baby, you'd better heed 
You'd better heed my warning 
If you want me to get out, baby 
You know you don't have to push 
But you'll find a bird in hand 
Is worth two in the bush 
There's no need to lock the barn door 
When the cow is gone 
But you're gonna miss me, baby 
On some frosty dawn 
Mm hm, you know you'd better heed 
You'd better heed my warning 
It's a long, long road 
That don't have a turn 
You have to be an early bird 
If you wanna catch a worm 
They say absence makes 
The heart grow fonder 
So its plain to see 
If the grass look greener yonder 
Baby, that's where I'm gonna be 
Mm hm, baby, you know you'd better heed 
You'd better heed my warning