Pawnshop Blues
by Sonny Terry
From the album: Sonny's Story
Track 11 of 12 on Sonny's Story (1961).
Duration: 3:25
Lyrics for Pawnshop Blues
She ain't so good lookin', teeth don't shine like pearls Don't take good looks to carry a woman through this world That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch Boys, take a tip from me Make a blind man see, make a lame man walk Make a deaf man hear, make a dumb man talk That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch Boys, take a tip from me She went to see a preacher, she went there for prayer She left the preacher sayin' when she left there That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch Boys, take a tip from me Carry her in the courtroom, carry her there for trial The judge looked her over and said, "Let her trial go by" That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch Boys, take a tip from me Well, she goes down in town, ain't got one dime She come back home, says she dressed so fine That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch Boys, take a tip from me How would you watch it, boys? You can take my woman but you can't keep her long Got your southern style jive, say you can't catch on That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch That's the stuff you got to watch Boys, take a tip from me