De Cornelis Prulcollectie 5: Milk cow blues

Willekeurige Greep nr.5, The Kinks, zang: Dave Davies. Zoals bijna alle bekende beatgroepen zijn de Kinks in eerste instantie begonnen als coverband van (rhythm &) blues uit de VS. Dus van de Kontroversy kies ik de Milk cow blues, 1965. Het is niet de oerblues van Kokomo Arnold maar naar de versie van Sleepy John Estes.

Well, I’ve tried everything to get along with you
But I’m gonna tell ya what I’m gonna do
I’m sick of all your crying, gonna leave you alone
If you don’t believe I’m going
You pack all my things, I’m gone
I’m gonna leave
Gonna leave you, lovin’ baby, for some day
But if you don’t believe I’m going
Watch me leaving you this way

Won’t you please, well, that sun looks good going down
Won’t you please, well, that sun looks good going down
But don’t that ol’ moon look lonesome when my baby’s not around?

Won’t you please, don’t that sun look good going down?
Won’t you please, don’t that sun look good going down?
But don’t that ol’ moon look lonesome when your baby’s not around?

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