B Phur Real

by Jimmy Dawkins recording of 1995 from B Phur Real (Wild Dog 9110) B phur real with it baby, yeah don't let nothing turn you round B phur real with it baby, yeah don't let nothing turn you round You know I'm your man and I love you, baby you just gotta stand your ground B phur real with it baby, aw you don't need nothing at all You got to be b phur real baby or you don't b nothin' at all Well you know I love you baby, don't want another mule kickin' in my stall, I don't want nobody hangin' around there, alright I'm watchin' you Guitar Junior, Luther Johnson Jr., I'm watchin' you, got my eyes right on you, you got to b real baby, phur real baby, don't let temptation get next to you Luther Johnson Jr. down there in Atlanta, Georgia, around that Blind Willies there, get names together, and you think I don't know who to watch, I got my eyes on you Lookin' right at you Oh yeah! I'm watchin', you ain't goin' do nothin' and I get by You got to b true, that's why I say you got to b phur real I just caught a plane today, you think I'm gone, I flew out but I flew right back in Ah, you think I'm leavin', yeah baby I ain't never been gone Phur real baby, yeah you got to b phur real, you got to b phur real baby, yeah, you got to b phur real, Carey Bell Yeah, I'm watchin', hey I'm watchin' for real What I'm talkin' about is all my good friends here is Eddie Shaw, Vaan Shaw, Lil Uh, if they say Lil sometimes he might be the size of a van but Lil Jr., watch for me That's what you got to do, watch me, but baby you got to b phur real Ah you don't know where I'm goin' b Robert Plunkett, TJ, Mojo, watch what I say, Bobby Rush, Tyrone Davis, all my ol' Chicago friends I'm out on the road tryin' to make a livin', thinkin' about a comin' back home again Taildragger, Taildragger, Ray Scott, I got my eyes on you, hey, you better b careful, baby, love the things you do B phur real baby, b careful about the things you do B phur real baby, b careful about the things you do Aw you better b careful, a'right, I got my eyes on you

 

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