Elsie Blues - Tommy McClennan

Elsie is sweetest girl I know

Elsie, sweetest girl I know

If you didn’t love me, Elsie

Why didn’t you tell me so?

Now, I followed Elsie

Right to the jumpin' off ground

I followed Elsie

To the jumpin' off ground

But I never felt sorry

'Til I let my baby down

Now, I followed my baby

Long, long days and long nights

I followed my baby

Long, long days and long nights

I followed my babe

'Til I see she wasn’t gon' treat me right

You can misuse me here, now, now

But you can’t when I go home

You can mistreat me, here

But you can’t when I go home

Elsie, I got somebody there

Will really make you leave me alone

Now, I give you all my lovin', Elsie

What mo' can a po' man do?

I gave you all my lovin', Elsie

What mo' can a po' man do?

You’s a sweet little girl, Elsie

But I swear you won’t be true

Now, you can’t have me, Elsie

Now, now and my partner, too

'Take your time'

You can’t have me, Elsie

And my partner, too

'Cause you know good n' well, baby

Oh, baby that won’t do

Now, I followed you some dance, now

An' you juke-juke all the time

I follow you to them dance

An' then you juke-juke all the time

You juke-juke, so that I’d

Wouldn’t pay you no mind

Now, if you don’t quit jukin', baby

That’s gon' be alright

If you don’t quit jukin', baby

That’s gon' be alright

If yo' good man don’t see ya

I’ll try an see ya tomorrow night