Smokestack Lightnin 
by 
Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf 
recording of 1969 
from 
Evil (Chess 1540) 
Ah-oh, smokestack 
lightnin' 
Shinin', just like gold 
Why don't ya hear me cryin'? 
A-whoo-hooo, oooo 
Whooo 
Whoa-oh, tell me, baby, 
What's the, matter with you? 
Why don't ya hear me cryin'? 
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo 
Whooo 
Whoa-oh, tell me, baby, 
Where did ya, stay last night? 
A-why don't ya hear me cryin'? 
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo 
Whooo 
Whoa-oh, stop your train, 
Let her, go for a ride 
Why don't ya hear me cryin'? 
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo 
Whooo 
Whoa-oh, fare ya well 
Never see, a you no more 
A-why don't ya hear me cryin'? 
Oooo, whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo 
Whooo 
Whoa-oh, who been here baby since, 
I-I been gone, a little, bitty boy? 
Girl, be on 
A-whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo 
Whooo 
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Note 1: smokestack, a pipe or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged.