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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peggy Lee
Vocals
Tommy Morgan
Guitar
Ralph Collier
Drums
Mel Powell
Piano
Sid Weiss
Bass
Benny Goodman
Clarinet
Lou McGarity
Trombone
Cutty Cutshall
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Mercer
Composer
Harold Arlen
Composer
Mel Powell
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Christophe Hénault
Mastering Engineer
Didier C. Deutsch
Compilation Producer
Charles L. Granata
Compilation Producer
Darcy M. Proper
Compilation Producer
Lyrics
My mama done tol' me,
When I was in knee pants,
My mama done tol' me, Son!
A woman'll sweet talk
And give ya the big eye;
But when the sweet talkin's done,
A woman's a two face
A worrisome thing
Who'll leave ya t'sing
The blues in the night
Now the rain's a-fallin',
Hear the train a-callin'
Whoo-ee (my mama done tol' me)
Hear that lonesome whistle
Blowin' 'cross the trestle,
Whoo-ee (my mama done tol' me)
A whoo-ee-duh-whoo-ee, ol' clickety clack's
A-echoin' back the blues in the night
The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cryin'
And the moon'll hide its light
When you get the blues in the night
Take my word, the mockin' bird'll
Sing the saddest kind o' song
He knows things are wrong and he's right
From Natchez to Mobile,
From Memphis to St. Jo,
Wherever the four winds blow,
I been in some big towns,
An' heard me some big talk,
But there is one thing I know
A woman's a two face,
A worrisome thing
Who'll leave ya t'sing the blues in the night.
My mama was right,
There's blues in the night.
Writer(s): Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
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