I Got Fooled - Sonny Terry, Brownie McGee

Walkin' down the street this mornin'

Full of my good gin

A lady was in the doorway she said

«Mister, won’t you come on in?»

She wanted me to clean her house

Move her furniture around

Said she would bake a jelly roll

And it would be nice and brown

But I got fooled

Yes, I got fooled

Well, don’t you know I got fooled

She was jivin' me all the time

She said, «I own this apartment

And I got a big blue Buick Sedan

All that I need

Is just a handy man»

You know that she promised me

When the work was through

That I could have my way

And do anything I wanted to

But I got fooled, sonny

Yes, I got fooled, buddy

Don’t you know I got fooled

She was jivin' me all the time

I hear you, boy

But I went on and cleaned her house

From the front to the back

Cleaned out every corner

I didn’t even miss a crack, uh huh

She promised me a kiss

And a great big hug

Sweep down my stairs now

And beat my bedroom rug

But I got fooled, sonny, yes, you did, boy

Yes, I got fooled, buddy

Don’t you know I got fooled

She was jivin' me all the time

In the evenin' about five o’clock

I said, «House lady, I’m through

Come on and tell me now exactly

What in the world are we gonna do?»

She said, «We gonna dance all night long

And have plenty of good gin»

Soon as she spoke those words

You know her husband come walkin' in

I got fooled, sonny, yes, you did, boy

I got fooled, buddy

Don’t you know I got fooled

She was jivin' me all the time

Oh, that’s a shame for you to wait like that

And get fooled in the end