Bessie Smith

Robbie Robertson

Bessie was more than just a friend of mine

We shared the good times with the bad

Now many a year has passed me by

I still recall the best thing I ever had

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie

Oh, see her soon

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith

When I get there I wonder what she'll do

All the crazy things I had to try

Well I tried them all and then some

But if you're lucky one day you find out

Where it is you're really comin' from

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie

Oh, see her soon

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith

When I get there I wonder what she'll do

Now in my day I've made some foolish moves

But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing

And now again I still wonder to myself

Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie

Oh, see her soon

I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith

When I get there I wonder what she'll do