Riding With The King

Way back yonder in the days of old
The men was workin' but not savin' any dough
Then came a woman lookin' real cool
She said to herself "now, that's my fool"
I'm gonna ball tonight
I'm gonna ball tonight
Well you can't break the rule becauses every man is some woman's fool

Met a girl on the avenue
She was shy and i was blue
Like a teacher and a student in the school
Looked at me and said "you're my fool"
Gonna ball tonight
We're gonna ball tonight
Man i can't break a rule cause every man is some woman's fool

Way back yonder in the days of old
The men was workin' but not savin' any dough
Then came a woman lookin' real cool
She said to herself "now, that's my fool"
I'm gonna ball tonight
I'm gonna ball tonight
Well you can't break the rule becauses every man is some woman's fool

I'm gonna ball tonight
We're gonna ball tonight
We're gonna ball tonight
We're gonna ball tonight
Well i can't break the rule becauses every man is some woman's fool

Well i had a woman
She was nice, kind and loving to me in every way
Oh i had a woman
She was nice, kind and loving to me in every way
Oh she used to love me
And bring my breakfast to my bed every day

For ten long years
She was my pride and joy
Oh for ten long years
She was my pride and joy
And i used to call her my little girl
Oh she used to call me
She used to call me her little boy

Oh it's all over baby
You know i'm all alone
It's all over baby
Damn you know i'm all alone
Well the reason you hear me singing the blues baby
Yeah you know my baby's gone
She's gone she's gone

Well now it's three o'clock in the morning
And i can't even close my eyes
Three o'clock in the morning baby
And i can't even close my eyes
Can't find my baby
And i can't be satisfied

I've looked around me
And my baby she can't be found
I've looked all around me, people
And my baby she can't be found
You know if i don't find my baby
I'm going down to the golden ground
That's where the men hang out

Goodbye, everybody
I believe this is the end
Oh goodbye everybody
I believe this is the end
I want you to tell my baby
Tell her please please forgive me
Forgive me for my sins

I'm gonna love you
Like nobody's loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain and deep as a river
Come rain or come shine

Well i guess when you met me
That it were just one of those things
Don't you ever bet me
Cause i'm gonna be true if you let me

Oh you're gonna love me
Like nobody's loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together unhappy together
Won't that be fine

Day may be cloudy or sunny
We're either in or we're out of our money
I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine

You're gonna love me
Like nobody's loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together unhappy together
Won't that be fine

Day may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of our money
I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine
Rain or shine
I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine

I dreamt i had a good job
And i got well paid
I blew it all at the penny arcade

A hundred dollars
On the cupid doll
No pretty chic is gonna make me crawl

We're on a twa to the promised land
Every woman, child and man
Gets a cadillac and a great big diamond ring
Don't you know you're ridin' with king

He's on a mission of mercy on a new frontier
He's gonna check us all out of here
Up to the mansion on the hill
Where you can get your prescription filled
Any kind of pills, folks

We're on a twa to the promised land
Everybody clap your hands
Don't you girls love the way that it seems
Don't you know you're ridin' with king
Ridin' with the king
Don't you know you're ridin' with king

Tuxedo and a shiny three thirty five
(that's me)
You can see it in his face
The blues is his life
Tonight everybody's getting their angel wings
Don't you know you're ridin' with king

I stepped out of mississippi when i was ten years old
With a suit cut sharp as a razor and a heart made of gold
I had a guitar hanging just about waist high
And i'm gonna play this thing until the day i die

Don't you know we're ridin' with king
Don't you know we're ridin' with king
You're ridin' with me eric, you're in good hands
You're ridin' with the blues
Don't you know you're ridin' with king
Yes yes you're ridin' with the king
I wanted to say b.b. king but you know king
Don't you know you're ridin' with king
Yes you're ridin' with king

I've got the key to the highway
Feel i got to go
Gonna leave here running
Walking is both too slow

I'm going back to the border
Baby where i'm better known
Because you haven't done nothing baby
But draw the good man from home

When the moon peeps over the mountain
Little girl i'll be on my way
I'm gonna roll the highway until the break of day

Oh give me one more kiss darling
Just before i go
Cause when i leave this time little girl
I won't be back no more

I've got the key to the highway
Little darling i got to go
I'm gonna leave here running
Walking is both too slow