In The House Blues - Original - Bessie Smith

Settin' in the house with everything on my mind

Settin' in the house with everything on my mind

Lookin' at the clock and can’t even tell the time

Walkin' to my window, an' lookin' out of my door

Walkin' to my window, an' lookin' out of my door

Wishin' that my man would come home once more

Can’t eat, can’t sleep, so weak I can’t walk my floor

Can’t eat, can’t sleep, so weak I can’t walk my floor

Feel like hollerin' murder, let the Police Squad get me once more

They woke me before day with trouble on my mind

They woke me before day with trouble on my mind

Wringin' my hands and screamin', walkin' the floor hollerin' and cryin'

Catch 'em, don’t let them blues in here

Catch 'em, don’t let them blues in here

They shakes me in my bed, can’t set down in my chair

Oh, the blues has got me on the go

Oh, they’ve got me on the go

They runs around my house, in and out of my front door