Empty Bed Blues Part I & II - Bessie Smith

I woke up this morning with a awful aching head

I woke up this morning with a awful aching head

My new man had left me, just a room and a empty bed

Bought me a coffee grinder that’s the best one I could find

Bought me a coffee grinder that’s the best one I could find

Oh, he could grind my coffee, 'cause he had a brand new grind

He’s a deep sea diver with a stroke that can’t go wrong

He’s a deep sea diver with a stroke that can’t go wrong

He can stay at the bottom and his wind holds out so long

He knows how to thrill me and he thrills me night and day

Oh, he knows how to thrill me, he thrills me night and day

He’s got a new way of loving, almost takes my breath away

Lord, he’s got that sweet somethin' and I told my girlfriend Lou

He’s got that sweet somethin' and I told my girlfriend Lou

From the way she’s raving, she must have gone and tried it too