- Votes:
- Composer:
- Nehemiah Skip James
 
- Genres:
- Blues
 
- Tags:
- acoustic guitar blues
- catharsis
- delta blues
 
- See also:
Skip James - Washington D.c. Hospital Center Blues lyrics
Yes, I was a good man 
But I'm's a po' man 
You understand 
In the hospital, now 
In Washington D.C. 
Ain't got nobody 
To see about me 
But I'm's a good man 
But I'm's a po' man 
You can understand 
All the doctors 
And nurses, too 
They came and they asked me 
'Who in the world are you?' 
I says, I'm the good man 
But I'm's a po' man 
You can understand 
The doctors and nurses 
They shakin' their head 
Said, 'Take this po' man 
And put him to bed' 
Because he's a good man 
We know he's a po' man 
We can understand 
I didn't go hungry 
I had a-plenty to eat 
I had good treatment 
And a place to sleep 
Because I was a good man 
They knew I was a po' man 
They could understand 
I met a little damsel Skip James - Washington D.c. Hospital Center Blues - http://motolyrics.com/skip-james/washington-dc-hospital-center-blues-lyrics.html
She promised me 
That she would love me 
And always be sweet 
She found out I was a po' man 
And I thought I was a good man 
She couldn't understand, no 
Now, when she left me 
She got in the do' 
She waved me, good-bye 
I haven't seen her no mo' 
She found out I was a good man 
She knew I was a po' man 
She couldn't understand 
The doctors and nurses 
They shakin' my hand 
Say, 'You can go home now, Skip 
You's a sound, well man' 
Because you's a good man 
You's a po' man 
We can understand 
I'd thankin' my doctor 
And I was shakin' his hand 
I'm gon' play these, 'Hospital Blues' 
'Till you's a wealthy man' 
You took me as a good man 
You know'd I was a po' man 
You could understand 
You know'd I was a good man 
But I'm's a po' man 
You-ooo can understand!
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