Back To main page Song (title) index Artist index


Blues Lyrics: Oscar Woods


Texas guitarist Oscar 'Buddy' Woods recorded a few sides between 1930 and 1940: some duets with Ed Schaffer in 1930 and 1932, and a further 13 recordings between 1936 and 1940. He was also known as "The Lone Wolf".


This page contains lyrics to the following song(s):


Lone Wolf Blues

Recorded March 21st, 1936. It's from the LP: "Out came the blues" (Coral CP 58, 1970)).

Mama mother told me, when I was quite a child (2x)
I say the life that you are living will kill you after a while

I just begin to realize the things my mother say (2x)
Since I been down here I been mistreated this way

I never loved no one woman, hope to God I never will (2 x)
All these triflin' women will get some good man killed

Now I ain't no monkey and I sho' can't climb a tree (2x)
And I ain't gonna let no woman make no monkey out of me

Now I sent my baby a brand new twenty-dollar bill (2x)
If that don't bring her, I know my shotgun will

top of page 

Blues Lyrics On Line by . Please read the small print. 1