Title: Yazoo Street Scandal
Artist: Bob Dylan and The Band
Album: The Basement Tapes (Track #4)
Duration: 03:30
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
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 recall the best thing I ever had
IÂm 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 sheÂll do
Now all the crazy things I had to try
Well I tried them all and then some
But if youÂre lucky one day you find out
Where it is youÂre really comin from
IÂm 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 sheÂll do
Now in my day IÂve made some foolish moves
But back then, I didnÂt worry Âbout a thing
And now again I still wonder to myself
Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing
IÂm 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 sheÂll do
ThereÂs so much time has gone right on by
I didnÂt think one could be so wrong
And then one night I was drinkin and a-thinkinÂ
In the bottom of the glass I could see bessieÂs face so strong
IÂm 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 sheÂll do
When she sees me will she know what IÂve 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, IÂll be a-bringin it to you
Oh bessie, sing them old-time blues
Bessie Smith