Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
by 
Bessie Smith 
recording of 19 
from 
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (Columbia/Legacy 52838) 
Did you ever fall in love with a man that was no good? 
Did you ever fall in love with a man that was no good? 
No matter what you did for him, he never understood 
The meanest thing he could say would thrill you through and through 
The meanest thing he could say would thrill you through and through 
And there wasn't nothin' too dirty for that man to do 
He'd treat you nice and kind till he win your heart and hand 
He'd treat you nice and kind till he win your heart and hand 
Then he git so cruel that man, you just could not stand 
Lawd, I really don't think no man's love can last 
Lawd, I don't think no man's love can last 
They'll love you to death then treat you like a thing of the past 
There's nineteen men livin' in my neighborhood 
There's nineteen men livin' in my neighborhood 
Eighteen of them are fools and the one ain't no doggone good 
Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd 
Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd 
That dirty no-good man treats me just like I'm a dog