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I Don't Know
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I Don't Know was released on July 14, 1954 by Document Records as a part of the album Cripple Clarence Lofton Vol. 2 (1935-1939)
July 14, 1954
LabelDocument Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Mama's sittin' round for a while
Shook a dozen ribs down this aisle
Deacon Jones came to pray
Much religion is what have had
Go to Heaven
Got to stop this stuff
'Cause they be struttin' that thing
"Which a-way?"
"i don't know
I don't know
I don't know."
I'm tellin' you now
How to be struttin' that thing night and day
Guess I'm gettin' sick and tired the way you do
Kind mama, gonna poison you
Sprinkle goofer dust around your bed
Wake some mornin'
Find your own self dead
"'Cause you shouldn't of."
"Shouldn't of what, baby?"
"I don't know
I don't know
I don't know."
I'm tellin' you now
How to be struttin' that thing night and day
Swing it now
Gettin' sick and tired the way you do
Kind mama, gonna poison you
Sprinkle goofer dust around your bed
Wake some mornin'
Find your own self dead
"'Cause you shouldn't of."
"Shouldn't of what, darling?"
"I don't know
I never know
I don't know
I don't know."
I'm tellin' you, Lord
How to be struttin' that thing night and day
Shake and break it
Lord, you can hang it on the wall
Out the window
Catch it before it fall
Stop a while
Shimmyin' the song all night long
Sometimes I think you've got your habits on
"But you shouldn't of."
"Shouldn't of what?
"I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know."
I'm tellin' you, Lord
How to be struttin' that thing night and day
Go on back now
Written by: Cripple Clarence Lofton, Willie Mabon

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