Origineel
Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin’
Shinin’ just like gold
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
A-whoo-hooo, oooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, tell me baby
What’s the matter with you?
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, tell me baby
Why did ya stay last night?
A-why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, stop your train
Let a poor boy ride
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, fare ya well
Never see a you no more
A-why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Oooo, whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, who been here baby since
I-I been gone, a little, bitty boy?
Girl, be on
A-whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Songwriter: Howlin’ Wolf
Vertaling
Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin’
Shinin’ just like gold
Waarom hoor je me niet huilen?
A-whoo-hooo, oooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, vertel me baby
What’s the matter with you?
Waarom hoor je me niet huilen?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, vertel me baby
Waarom ben je vannacht gebleven?
A-waarom hoor je me niet huilen?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, stop je trein
Laat een arme jongen rijden
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, vaarwel
Never see a you no more
A-Waarom hoor je me niet huilen?
Oooo, whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, who been here baby since
I-Ik weg was, een kleine, bitty jongen?
Girl, be on
A-whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Songwriter: Howlin’ Wolf