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She Stays Out All Night Long

by Memphis Jug Band

on Memphis Jug Band (1990), Ragtime Legends (2021), The Best Of The Memphis Jug Band (2005)

(Oh, tell it, tell it.)
I told my old lady, no longer than week 'fore last.
I told my old lady, no longer than week 'fore last.
(What'd you tell her?)
This old staying all night long, mama, Lord, it's gone come to a pass.
How can a poor man sleep, Lord, when the one he loves stays out all night long?
(Can't sleep at all.)
How can a poor man sleep, Lord, when the one he loves stays out all night long?
Oh, Lord, he's rolling and he's tumbling. No, he just can't sleep alone.
[Instrumental interlude featuring guitar solo.]
(Now, your business Old boy know how to do that thing, too. step time. Lord, today, now, let's go.)
Lord, how can a poor man sleep when the one he loves stays out all night long?
How do you think a poor man feels when the one he loves stays up both night and day?
And like a old boy on a freight train, have any meals today?