Going Down Slow

Written by J. B. Oden
Performed by Muddy Waters, Duane Allaan
Lightning Hopkins, The Electric Flag, Eric Clapton, Howlin’ Wolf, B.
B. King

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1) I’ve had my fun

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2) Won’t some- bo- dy write my mo-ther
3) Mo- ther, please don’t send me no doc-tor

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1) If I don’t e- ver get well no more
2) And tell her the shape __I’m__ in
3) A doc- tor can’t do me no good

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1) Had my fun

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2) Won’t some- bo- dy write my mo-ther
3) Mo- ther, please don’t send me no doc-tor

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1) If I don’t e- ver get well no more
2) And tell her the shape __I’m__ in
3) A doc- tor can’t do me no good

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1) I know my health is fail-ing me
2) I want you to tell her to pray for me
3) Back when I was a young boy

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1) I know that I’m go-in’ down slow
2) Ask her to for-give me and my sins
3) I just did- n’t do the things I should