Lonnie Johnson - Bedbug Blues Part 2 (1927) lyrics

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I can't get rid of these darn old bedbugs, it seems.

I can't get rid of these darn old bedbugs, it seems.

Soon as I go to bed, bedbugs is on my dreams.

A-nibblin', and a-gnawin', crawlin' and a-chawin' on me.

A-nibblin', and a-gnawin', crawlin' and a-chawin' on me.

There ain't no sausage grinder, busy as a bedbug can be.

I seen a thousand bedbugs marchin', comin' to me two by two.

I seen a thousand bedbugs marchin', comin' to me two by two.

I grabbed my hat and my britches, let them bedbugs have my shoes.

I saw generals and colonels, captains with the regiment.

I saw generals and colonels, captains with the regiment.

A regular bedbug army, I know 'em by that bedbug scent.

Ev’ry thing was a nightmare, you can call it a dream if you choose.

The thing was a nightmare, you can call it a dream if you choose.

I never seen such bedbugs, when I had those bedbug dream blues.