Smokestack Lightning
Howlin’ Wolf * Track #3 On Moanin’ in the Moonlight
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Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf
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Howlin’ WolfProduced by
Sam Phillips (Producer) & Willie Dixon & Phil Chess & Leonard ChessWrited by
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“Smokestack Lightening” by Chester Burnett (aka Howlin' Wolf) was released as a single in 1956.
This is a one-chord blues vamp in E minor. With its traditional blues lines and train references that serve as a double entendre for a woman who keeps disappearing now and again, just like the trains tha...
Smokestack Lightning Lyrics
Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin'
Shinin' just like gold
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
A-whoo-hooo, oooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, tell me baby
What's the matter with you?
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, tell me baby
Why did ya stay last night?
A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, stop your train
Let a poor boy ride
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, fare ya well
Never see a you no more
A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Oooo, whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, who been here baby since
I-I been gone, a little, bitty boy?
Girl, be on
A-whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Songwriter: Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightning Q&A
Who wrote Smokestack Lightning's ?
Smokestack Lightning was written by Howlin’ Wolf.
Who produced Smokestack Lightning's ?
Smokestack Lightning was produced by Sam Phillips (Producer) & Willie Dixon & Phil Chess & Leonard Chess.
When did Howlin’ Wolf release Smokestack Lightning?
Howlin’ Wolf released Smokestack Lightning on Thu Mar 01 1956.