Back Door Man 6.08 Trk 1(Willie Dixon)Willie DixonAlbum:
'Willie Dixon I Am The Blues'Chess Records 1970,
reissueAbner - Spector ('360 Sound')Columbia Legacy
' Roots and Blues' CK 53627Willie Dixon - vocal
w/Chicago All-stars:Johnny Shines - guitar, Walter
'Shakey' Horton - harmonicaSunnyland Slim, Lafayette
Leake - pianoand Clifton James - drumsTranscriber:
Awcantor@aol.comI-I-I am the, the backdoor manI-I-I am, the
backdoor manWell, the men don't knowBut the little girls
they understandWhen ev'rybody is-a tryin' to
sleepI'm-a somewhere makin' my midnight creepAn
ev'ry mo'nin when the rooster crowsHe's
tellin' me that it's the time to goI am, the
backdo' manI am, the backdo' manWell, the men
don't knowBut the little girls they understand(harmonica &
instrumental)Well, they took me to the doctorShot full of
holesThe nurse she cried, 'Save his soul!'I was
'cussed of murder in first degreeThe judge wife cried,
'Let the man go free!'I am, the backdo' manI am,
the backdo' manWell, the men don't knowBut the little
girls they understand, mmm(guitar & instrumental)I was accussed
a-murder in the first degreeThe judge wife cried, 'Let the
man go free!'The cop's wife cried, 'Don't
take him downI'd-a rather be in six feet of ground!'I
am, the backdo' manI am, the backdo' manWell, the men
don't knowBut the little girls they understand(piano &
instrumental)I am, the backdo' manI am, the backdo'
manWell, the men don't knowBut the little girls they
understand(bass & instrumental)'Ooh!'I am, the
backdo' manI am, the backdo' manWell, the men
don't knowBut the little girls they
understand'Ooh!'(instrumental all to end)I amI amI-I-I
amThe backdo' man.