Blue sky upon the horizon
Private eye is on my trail
And if I don't be there by morning
You know that I must have spent the night in jail
I've been running from Memphis to L. A
Had an appointment set sometime for today
And if I don't be there by morning
You know that I must have gone the other way
Finding my way back to you girl
Lonely and blue and mistreated too
Sometimes I think of you girl
Is it true that you think of me too
I got a woman living in L. A.
I got a woman waiting for my pay
And if I don't be there by morning
Pack my clothes, get down on your knees and pray
I left my woman with a twenty dollar bill
I left her waiting, I hope she's waiting for me still
If I don't be there by morning
You know that I, I never will
EARLY IN THE MORNING (traditional)
When a girl reach the age of 18
She begins to think she's grown
And hat's the kind of little girl
You can never find at home
Come and see me early in the morning
Just about the break of day
Want to see me hug my pillow
Where my baby used to lay
One drink of wine
Two drinks of gin
Pretty young got me
In the shape I'm in
I pass by the juke joint
Look through the door
She's doing the boogie-woogie
In the middle of the floor