Three Women was a bluesy rock song that led off pioneer-Jack White’s second solo album. The track borrowed heavily from one of White’s greatest influences' (Blind Willie McTell) “Three Women Blues.”
While there are many similarities to White’s life (his connection to Detroit and Nashville, for exa...
Yeah, I got three women
Red, blonde, and brunette
I got three women
Red, blonde, and brunette
It took a digital photograph to pick which one I like
Well, I'm lonely at night, but I stay up until the break of day
Yeah, I'm lonely at night, but I stay up until the break of day
How come I gotta have a woman to blow these blues away?
Yeah, alright, I said
Lawdy lord, lawdy lord, lawdy lord, lawdy lord
Lawdy lord, lawdy lord
Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, lord
Yeah, I got one in California and one back in Detroit
I got one in California and one back in Detroit
I brought my woman to Nashville, cast the bottle with her daddy all night
Yeah, well, she hauled my ashes, but she took 'em too far away
Yeah, she hauled my ashes, but she took 'em too far away
She said she loves her daddy
But only when she's got bills to pay
Aw, listen, all right
Lawdy lord, lawdy lord, lawdy lord, Lawdy lord
Lawdy lord, lawdy lord
Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, lord
Yeah, yeah
Well, I wish I could tell you just what my three women do
Yeah, I wish I could tell you just what my three women do
But if I open my mouth, well, that'll be three women that I lose
Yeah, now I know what you're thinkin'
What gives me the right?
Yeah, I know what you're thinkin'
What gives you the right?
Well, these women must be gettin' somethin'
'Cause they come and see me every night
Lawdy lord, lawdy lord, lawdy lord, lawdy lord
Lawdy lord, lawdy lord
Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, lord
Three Women was written by Jack White & Blind Willie McTell.
Three Women was produced by Jack White.
Jack White released Three Women on Tue Jun 10 2014.