John Lee Hooker
Alimonia Blues
[Intro]
(Watcha doin'?)

[Verse 1]
And baby, baby
Why you treat me like you do, baby?
And baby, baby
I wonder why you treat me like you do, babe

[Verse 2]
You know I love you, baby
You drive me the way you do, baby
You takin' me downtown to the judge
You told the judge
I did never treat you right

[Verse 3]
You told the judge
I hadn't paid no alimonia
In three months until today
You know, baby, baby
You was wrong, you was wrong, baby

[Verse 4]
And baby, baby
I took your word, babe
I get you my money every week
I didn't bring you downtown
You told me
That you weren't goin' downtown on me
[Verse 5]
Well, you, you let it pile up
All the back alimonia, baby
Come downtown and told the judge
I hadn't give you a thing, didn't give you a thing
You know, you know, that 'cause you have no rеceipt for it
You lied to me

[Verse 6]
And baby, baby
Why you trеat me this way, baby?
I tried to talk to the judge
You told me to shut up
I couldn't reduce the receipt

[Verse 7]
My wife was tryin', she was tryin'
But I could see it in her face, in her face
She couldn't look at me, couldn't look at me
Hey, hey, hey-hey
Hey, hey, hey-hey-hey-hey

[Verse 8]
You told the judge
I hadn't paid no alimonia
You told the judge
Little kids was hungry
She lied on me
Hey, hey, hey-hey
[Outro]
The alimonia blues
The alimonia blues
Hey, hey, hey-hey
I never do that again