Sugar Mama

by Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee) recording of 1987 from The Best of B.B. King, Vol. 2 (ACE 199) Sugar mama sugar mama Sugar mama please come on back to me Sugar mama sugar mama Sugar mama please come on back to me Yes, bring me back my sugar, baby Please ease my misery Yes, I'm crazy about my sugar sugar mama Ain't nobody else got but you Yes, I'm crazy about my sugar sugar mama Ain't no-one else got but you Well, you got that granulate sugar sugar mama You done made me love you too Yes, they braggin' about your sugar sugar Baby they been braggin' about it all over town Yes, they braggin' about your sugar sugar They been braggin' about it all over town Well, the bootleggers want to buy it to make liquor baby But you don't want to sell them about four or five pounds Yes I'm crazy about my coffee sweet in the morning Same thing with my tea at night I love my coffee sweet in the morning baby Same thing with my tea at night Well, if I don't get my sugar three times a day Oh yes, I don't feel right

 

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