Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man lyrics

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Back Door Man 2:53 Trk 10

(W. Dixon)

Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf - vocals, Huber Sumlin - guitar

Otis Spann - piano, Willie Dixon - bass

Fred Below - drums.

Recorded June 1960 (master 10917)

Album: Moanin' In The Moonlight

Original Chess Masters MCA Records CHD-5908

Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com

I am, a back door man

I am, a back door man

Well, the men don't know

But the little girls understand

When ev'rybody's tryin to sleep

I'm somewhere makin

My midnight creep

Ev'ry morning the rooster crow

Something tell me, I've got to go

I am, back door man

I am, a back door man

Well the men don't know

But little girls understand

They take me to the doctor

Shot full a-holes

Nurse cried, 'Please save his soul'

Killed him for murder first degree

Judge wife cried, 'Let the man go free'

I am, a back door man

I am, back door man

Well, the men don't know

But little girls understand

Said now the cop's wife cried

'Don't take him down, rather be dead'

Six feets in the ground

When you come home

You can eat pork and beans

I eats mo' chicken any man seen

I am, back door man

I am, back door man

Well, darling.

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