The Memphis Blues Again

[Verse 1]

The ragman he draws circles

Up and down the block

I'd ask him what the matter was

But I know, he can't talk

And the woman treat me kindly

And they furnish me with tape

But deep inside my heart

I know I can't escape

[Chorus]

Oh, mama

Can this really be the end?

To be stuck inside of Mobile

With the Memphis blues again

[Verse 2]

Grandpa died last week

And now he's buried in the rocks

But everybody still talks about

How badly they were shocked

But me, I expected it to happen

I knеw he'd lost control

When he'd built a firе on Main Street

And shot it full of holes

[Chorus]

Oh, mama

Can this really be the end?

To be stuck inside of Mobile

With the Memphis blues again

[Verse 3]

When Ruthie says come see her

In a honky-tonk lagoon

Where I can watch her waltz for free

'Neath her Panamanian moon

And I say, "Aw, come on now

You know you know about my debutante"

And she says, "Your debutante knows what you need

But I know what you want"

[Chorus]

Oh, mama

Can this really be the end?

To be stuck inside of Mobile

With the Memphis blues again

To be stuck inside of Mobile

With the Memphis blues again

[Outro]

Oh I don't know what I'm gonna do

I think I'll just see Ruthie

And will stand under the Panamanian moon

Will talk

Yeah