Best Friend Blues (A-988)
Monette Moore * Track #27 On The Paramount Project Volume 1 (12001-12099)
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Best Friend Blues (A-988) by Monette Moore
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Monette MooreBest Friend Blues (A-988) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm so worried, I could scream
All my hopes are shattered, my laugh’s a dream
Everything around me seems so gloomy and black
I'll go insane if I don't get my daddy back
He left me for a friend of mine
I thought this friend was true
So listen and I’ll tell to you
[Verse 2]
Your friends will treat you handsome, oh so nice and sweet
They will treat you handsome, oh so nice and sweet
And if you watch real close, you'll see your daddy and your best friend meet
[Verse 3]
I'm not preaching a sermon, let me tell you something new
I'm not preaching a sermon, let me tell you something new
Your friend will quit in your face and take your man from you
[Verse 4]
I'll say this about a woman who loves another woman's man
I'll say this about a woman who loves another woman's man
She can’t get him when she wants him, she’ll have to take him when she can
[Instrumental Break]
Knock 'em silly [?]
[Verse 5]
Now let me tell you what happens in every town
Oh, let me tell you what happens in every town
To get your man in her possession your friend will play cards all down
[Verse 6]
And if any of you girls think I’m fooling you
And if any of you girls think I'm fooling you
Just take your friend for your buddy, you'll find that every word's untrue