With an introduction by Memphis Slim.

Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (1899 – 1970) was a blues and jazz singer/guitarist and songwriter who pioneered the role of jazz guitar and is recognized as the first to play single-string guitar solos. Johnson was not only one of the few black blues musicians invited to be 'guest featured' on a number of jazz recording sessions, he was also one of the only classic 1920's blues artists to have a revived a high-charting career after WWII.



"Too late to cry baby, your last chance is gone.
Too late to cry baby, your best man is gone.

You been so mean and evil, that you should be left alone.


I tried for so many years, but I just couldn’t please your mind.
Tried for so many years, but I just couldn’t please your mind.
I found out you not in love with me, it’s been somebody else all the time.


Well, you can’t keep me baby, and chase every man in town.
Well, you can’t keep it baby, and chase every man in town.
You either gonna get me in a world of trouble, or you’ll end up in six feet of ground.


Well, I want a woman I can love, tell the whole round world she’s mine.
Well, I want a woman I can love, tell the whole round world she’s mine.
I found out being in love with you, is just a waste of time.


Well, it was three o’clock in the mornin’, when my baby staggered in the door.
That did it! [spoken words – Lonnie Johnson]
Yes, it was three o’clock in the mornin’, when my baby staggered in the door.
I said, “Go right back where you stayed last night, don’t need daddy’s love any more.”