I Smell, Trouble
by 
Don Robey 
recording of 1957 
from 
The "3B" Blues Boy - The Blues Years: 1952-1959 (ACE CDCHD 302) 
Lord knows I try, to do what's right 
One whole long year I stayed home both day and night 
'Cause I smell-a, hmmm, trouble, way over yonder way up there ahead of me 
Yes, worries and troubles, Lord, they just won't let me be 
People talk about me, both night and day 
I said, "Lord, please forgive them and go the other way" 
'Cause I smell-a, hmmm, trouble, Lord, I smell trouble ahead of me 
Yes, worries and troubles, Lord, they just won't let me be 
And from now on, I will not run and hide 
I'll face trouble with s smile, and hope it pass me by 
'Cause I smell-a, hmmm, trouble, way over yonder way up there ahead of me 
Yes, worries and troubles, they just won't, they just won't, they just won't let me be 
Oh yeah