Lord, Send Me An Angel
by probably 
Blind Willie McTell 
recording of 19 
from 
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1931-1933) (Document 5007) 
Good Lord, good Lord, send me an angel down 
Can't spare you no angel, I'll send you a teasin' brown 
That new way of loving, swear it must be the best 
These Georgia women won't let Mr. McTell rest 
There was a cry on the corner, went to see what it could be 
Must be some women, tryin' to get the best of me 
Went down to the sheriff, suitcase in my hand 
All the women run cryin', saying, "Mr. Mac, won't you be my man?" 
My baby studyin' evil, and I'm studyin' evil too 
Gonna hang round here to see what my baby gon' do 
I can't be trusted, and I can't be satisfied 
When the men see me comin', they go pin their womens to their side 
Love my loving, like to get it any time of day 
To get my right lovin', I'm going to south Georgia right away 
I got three womens, 
yellow 
, brown and black 
Take the governor of Georgia to judge which one I like 
One woman's Atlanta yellow, the other is Macon brown 
But the Statesboro blackskin will turn your damper 
down 
So bye bye baby; I'll see you some sweet day 
And you'll be sorry you drove your man away 
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Note 1: damper, a device that damps as a valve or plate (as in the flue of a furnace) for regulating the draft.