Transcribed from vocals by Ethel Waters, recorded
4/5/1921.
From Ethel
Waters 1921 - 1923, The Chronogical Classics, vol. 796.
Just like a flower, I am fading
away,
The doctor calls to see me 'most
every day,
But he don't do me no good;
Why?
Because I'm longing for you.
And if you care for me,
You will listen to my plea:
Oh, Daddy, look what you're doing,
look what you're doing!
Oh, Daddy!
You with you fooling;
Think what you're losing,
Oh, all the little lovings that
I gave for you,
It's going to make you feel awfully
blue,
When you miss me and long to kiss
me,
You'll regret the day that you
ever quit me.
Oh, Daddy,
Think when you're all alone,
Why, you'll want me, just wait
and see,
But there'll be someone else making
love to me!
Then, Daddy! Daddy! You won't have
no lover at all.
Oh, Daddy, look what you're doing,
look what you're doing!
Oh, Daddy,
You with your fooling,
Think what you're losing,
All the little lovings that I gave
for you;
It's going to make you feel awfully
blue,
When you miss me and long to kiss
me,
You'll regret the day that you
ever quit me.
Oh, Daddy,
Think when you're all alone,
Why, you'll want me, just wait
and see,
But there'll be someone else making
love to me!
Then, Daddy! Daddy! You won't have
no lover at all.
Transcribed from vocals by Bessie Smith, recorded
April 11, 1923.
From Bessie
Smith: 1923; The Chronological Classics 761.
Just like a flower, why, I'm fading
away,
The doctor calls to see me 'most
every day,
But he don't do me no good.
Why?
Because I'm lonesome for you.
And if you care for me,
Then you will listen to my plea.
Oh, Daddy! Look what you're doing!
Look what you're doing!
Oh, Daddy! You with your foolin',
Think what you're losin',
All the little love I gave you,
Is going to make you feel so awfully
blue,
When you miss me and long to kiss
me,
You'll curse the day that you ever
quit me.
Oh, Daddy, think when you're all
alone;
You'll just want me, just wait
and see,
But there will be someone else
making love to me!
Then Daddy, Daddy, you won't have
no mama at all.
Oh, Daddy! Look what you're doing!
Look what you're doing!
Oh, Daddy! You and your foolin',
Think what you're losin',
All the little love I gave you.
Is going to make me feel so awfully
blue,
When you miss me and long to kiss
me,
You'll curse the day that you ever
quit me.
Oh, Daddy, think when you're all
alone,
You know that you are getting old,
You'll miss the way I baked your
jellyroll!
Then, Daddy! Daddy! You won't have
no mama at all.
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Ethel Waters starred in both the stage and film version of Cabin in the Sky. The movie also starred Lena Horne and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington had minor roles. Waters commented in her remarkable autobiography, His Eye is on the Sparrow, that she didn't enjoy making the movie -- too much behind-the-scenes back-biting.
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