Lyrics Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' Hopkins

Coffee Blues

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 must have been teasing mama 'cause she said, "I

ain't mad with you"

Papa must have been teasing mama 'cause she said, "I

ain't mad with you"

She said, "Everything's all right; don't make no

difference what you do"

And I was crying for bread, and yes, I,

Baby, I was crying for bread; and these are the words I

said

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 her and papa began to fight