Coffee Blues - Original - Lighnin' Hopkins

Mama got mad at Papa

'Cause he didn’t bring no coffee home

Mama got mad at Papa

'Cause he didn’t bring no coffee home

She begin to wonder what is going on wrong

Papa said, «Mama, I ain’t mad with you

Now don’t you get mad with me

Baby, I ain’t mad with you

Now don’t you get mad with me»

Papa’s been teasing mama

'Cause she said, «I ain’t mad with you»

Papa’s been teasing mama

'Cause she said, «I ain’t mad with you»

She said,"Every thing’s all right

Don’t make no difference what you do"

You know Papa got good with Mama somehow

And I was crying for bread, and yes, I

Baby, I was crying for bread

And these are the words I said

Now look at mama, just trying to shout

It was early one evening

But Papa came home late at night

It was early one evening

But Papa came home late at night

That’s when Mama was mad and hurt

And Papa began to fight