Dorothy Mae

by Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf recording of 1952 from Cadillac Daddy: Memphis Recordings 1952 (Rounder 28) Hurry up people, tell me 'bout Dorothy Mae Hurry up people, tell me 'bout Dorothy Mae She left me this mo'nin', believe she got runaway Come back baby, try me one more time Come back baby, try me one more time You got me worried, well, worried mind Feel like, baby, oh my time ain't long (I wanna see God, yeah) Feel like, babe, oh my time ain't long (I wanna see God, yeah) Beg you pardon, Lord, I treat you wrong (Blow Wolf! Blow Wolf!) Oh Miss Dorothy, baby don't cry no more Oh Miss Dorothy, baby don't cry no more Tired of you worried babe, won't you find you some place to go __________ Note: previously unissued in North America.

 

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