Down In The Alley

by Big Bill Broonzy recording of March 10 1937 from Big Bill Broonzy 1935-41 (Best of Blues LP BoB-2), Got a sweet woman, she give me what I need, she lives down the alley and she's built with speed So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley if you wanna satisfy me Don't want no liquor, thirty cents a shot, that stuff down the alley really hits the spot So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley if you wanna satisfy me Take me down in the alley boy, if you wanna satisfy me If you wanna somethin', smell like fish, down in the alley you can find that dish So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley if you wanna satisfy me I'm a tough man, I don't want nothin' nice Goin' down the alley where the women shootin' dice So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley if you wanna satisfy me Take me down in the alley boy, where the women shootin' dice If you wanna satisfy me Don't give me no woman, from uptown, the women down the alley really breaks 'em down So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley So take me down in the alley if you wanna satisfy me Gonna sing this verse, ain't gonna sing no more, if you wanna find me you know where to go Just go down in the alley Just go down in the alley Just go down in the alley, baby if you wanna find me

 

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