Long Road
by 
Bessie Smith 
recording of 
from 
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (Columbia/Legacy 52838) 
It's a long road, but I'm gonna find the end 
It's a long road, but I'm gonna find the end 
And when I get back, I'm gonna shake hands with a friend 
On the side of the road, I sat underneath a tree 
On the side of the road, I sat underneath a tree 
Nobody knows the thought that came over me 
Weepin' and cryin', tears fallin' on the groun' 
Weepin' and cryin', tears fallin' on the groun' 
When I got to the end I was so worried down 
Picked up my bag, baby, and I tried it again 
Picked up my bag, baby, and I tried it again 
I got to make it, I've got to find the end 
You can't trust nobody, you might as well be alone 
You can't trust nobody, you might as well be alone 
Found my long lost friend and I might as well stayed home