(intro)
[]Bessie was [/)more than []just a []friend of mine [] []
[]We shared the []good times with the []bad [] []
[]Now []many a []year has []passed me by [] []
[]I still re[]call the best []thing I ever had [] []
[]I m just goin down the road t see []Bessie
[]Oh, See her soon [] (riff)
[]Goin down the road t see []Bessie []Smith
When I []get []there I []wonder []what she ll do [] []
Now all the crazy things I had to try
Well I tried them all and then some
But if you re lucky one day you find out
Where it is you re really comin from
I m just goin down the road t see Bessie
Oh, See her soon
Goin down the road t see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she ll do
Now in my day I ve made some foolish moves
But back then, I didn t worry bout a thing
And now again I still wonder to myself
Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing
I m just goin down the road t see Bessie
Oh, See her soon
Goin down the road t see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she ll do
There s so much time has gone right on by
I didn t think one could be so wrong
And then one night I was drinkin and a-thinkin
In the bottom of the glass I could see Bessie s face so strong
I m just goin down the road t see Bessie
Oh, See her soon
Goin down the road t see Bessie Smith
When I get there I wonder what she ll do
When she sees me will she know what I ve been through?
Will old times start to feelin like new?
When I get there will our love still feel so true?
Yet all I have, I ll be a-bringin it to you
Oh Bessie, sing them old-time blues
