Love Me, Baby - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson

Sonny Boy Williamson — vcl and hca

With Blind Boy Davis — piano, Big Bill Broonzy — gtr

Alfred Elkins imbass

Recorded: Chicago, July 30, 1942

(harmonica & instrumental intro)

I want you to hold me in yo' arms, baby

A-take me home with you

Love me, love me, baby just

Like you used to do

An I want your love rollin'

My love, roll me ov’r slow an easy

I want you love me, baby

An I won’t want to love no mo'

I want you to take me in yo' car, baby

An ride me right o’vr town

Love me, love me, baby

Till my love come down

I want you to roll me ov’r, baby

My love, roll me ov’r slow an easy

But I want you, love me baby

An I won’t wanna love no more, now

'You got it Big Bill, take it an keep it there'

(instrumental — all)

'Yes, honey honey!'

'Yes, yo' honey is good isn’t it?'

I want you to roll me, roll me, baby

Like yo' grandfather used to roll his wagon wheel

Roll me, roll me, baby

You don’t know how good that make me feel

I want you to roll me ov’r, baby

Then I gonna have to roll me ov’r slow an easy

I want you to roll me, baby

An I won’t want no love no mo'

Well, I’m goin' way back down in Jackson

Way back where I belong

Because this weekly lie about deliverin' job

God, knows I can’t last long

'Cause this woman don’t love me, no baby

She won’t love Sonny Boy, real slow an easy

Now an she won’t say I even talk with ya

That I won’t even wanna love no mo'.