A blues from 1923
Words and music by Spencer Williams
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- Now lemme tell you Susie Dean
Said Emmalina Green
I’m sho’ly gettin’ mad with you
‘Cause you is always interferin’
With me and dat sweet man o’ mine
And I doan like yo’ kind
You has been my fren’ dat’s true
But since my man met you
Ain’t had no peace of mind
Chorus:
You’re always messin’ ’round with my man
Imagine how I feel if you can
If you doan keep yo’self away from one I prize
I’m gonna cut a triflin’ yellow down to my size
My papa never treated me cool
But you jus’ made him act a fool
If you doan keep yo’ big nose in its proper place
They’re gonna lose a member of the “cullud” race
I’m warnin’ you ’cause I understan’
You’re always messin’ ’round with my man
- Now lemme tell you Susie Dean
You’re actin’ awful mean
You’re sho’ly double crossin’ me
And when you start in yo’ back bitin’
You’re steppin’ on fo’biddin’ ground
So doan you mess around
Now you’d better watch you’ step
Dat’s why I puts you hep
Or you’ll be graveyard bound