Smoke Stack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf

Ah, oh, smokestack lightning

Shinin', just like gold

Why don’t ya hear me cryin'?

Ah, whoo hoo, ooh…

Whoo…

Whoa, oh, tell me, baby

What’s the, matter with you?

Why don’t ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo…

Whoa, oh, tell me, baby

Where did ya, stay last night?

A-why don’t ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo…

Whoa, oh, stop your train

Let her, go for a ride

Why don’t ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo…

Whoa, oh, fare ya well

Never see, ah, you no more

Ah, why don’t ya hear me cryin'?

Ooh, whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo…

Whoa, oh, who been here baby since

I, I been gone, a little, bitty boy?

Girl, be on

Ah, whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Smokestack Lightning

(Chester Burnett)

Alternate early live version

Yeah, smokestack lightning,

Don’t you hear me callin'?

Don’t you hear me callin'?

Tell me where did you go last night?

I gotta know who you been with.

Tell me where did you go last night?

Yeah, stop your train,

Let me go for a ride, pretty baby, you know,

Stop your train, I gotta ride with you.

Gotta ride with you,

Gotta ride with you.

Fare you well, goodbye, pretty baby,

Fare you well, goodbye, goodbye,

Never see you no more, pretty baby, goodbye,

Goodbye, goodbye,

Goodbye, goodbye,

Goodbye, goodbye.

Yeah, smokestack lightning,

Shining like gold,

Don’t you hear me callin'?

Gotta stop your train, let me go for a ride,

Let me ride with you,

Stop your train and ride with you.