Mean Old Bed Bug Blues (09-27-27) - Bessie Smith

Gals, bed bugs sure is evil, they don’t mean me no good

Yeah, bed bug sure is evil, they don’t mean me no good

Thinks he’s a woodpecker and I’m a chunk of wood

When I lay down at night, I wonder how can a poor gal sleep

When I lay down at night, I wonder how can a poor gal sleep

When some is holding my hand, others eating my feet

Bed bug as big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin

Bed bug as big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin

Will drink all the bed bug poison, turn around and bite you again

Something moan in the corner, I went over and see

Something moan in the corner, I went over and see

It was the bed bug mother prayin', Lord, gimme some more to eat