Lonnie Johnson

Bill Crowin' Rooster Blues

Lonnie Johnson


What makes a rooster crow every mornin' 'fore day? 
What makes a rooster crow every mornin' 'fore day? 
To let the pimps know that the workin' man is on his way 
We up before sunrise, slavin' sixteen hours a day 
We up before sunrise, slavin' sixteen hours a day 
We pay our house rent and grocery bills, and the pimps get the rest of our pay 
Men, we've got to get together, something's got to be done, 
we make the money, while the pimps really have the fun 
And where there's only house rent and grocery bills, no mon, no fun 
Man, can't you see, you can't keep a whole woman by yourself 
Man, can't you see, you can't keep a whole woman by yourself 
If your best friend can't get your woman, he'll frame her for somebody else 
Something about some women, that I never could understand 
Something about some women, that I never could understand 
They not satisfied with a good husband, they want some other woman's man