Song Description
Stark 12-bar blues with a bereft, despairing feeling
| Song Length |
4:09 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Blues - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Gloomy |
Subject |
Loneliness, Dysfunctional Relations |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
LONG NIGHT BLUES
It's a long night, mama, when I know you ain't coming home
It's a long night, mama, when you ain't coming home
I sit out on the front porch, don't nobody feel like I feel alone
The wind blow and whistle, dog it howl and moan
The wind blow and whistle, dog it howl and moan
The sky it starts to raining, dog cry for its bone
I said oh please, mama, don't come 'round here tonight
I said oh please, mama, don't come 'round here tonight
Every headstone's got a claim, either way it won't turn out right
It's a long night, mama, with Satan knocking at my door
It's a long night, mama, with Satan knocking at my door
The front screen stands wide open, I hear footsteps on the floor