GC
I was sittin' in the dressing room with Brownie McGee
EmD
He was drinkin' that milk with that Dewar's Whiskey
GC
Said John, there's nothin' written anywhere, suggests the blues will set you free
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
I was ridin' in the back seat, with Sonny Terry
EmD
Little harmonica player used to drive him around, I think his name was Harry
GC
Tried to get him to eat tofu, raw vegetables, nuts, and berries
EmDG
But Sonny wasn't havin' any of it
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GC
He let me share a room with 'em for a couple of weeks
EmD
Sonny slept with his good eye open staring out from under the sheets
GC
I was young and uncomfortable, I don't mind tellin' ya kinda gave me the creeps
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
Old days are comin' back to me
EmD
Don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
GC
I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
On some dates with Mose Allison somewhere out in the Midwest
EmD
Said some of my lyrics reminded him of the poet Kenneth Patchen I took it as a compliment
GC
He was re- ferring to the line about wearin' neon signs on your wounds, later on, I knew what he meant
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
On a date with John Lee Hooker at a packed joint up in Washington
EmD
He came in with a gorgeous woman on each arm as I was singing my song
GC
Walked 'em right up and sat 'em on the edge of the stage as I went singing along
EmDG
And that's called "evenin' son, I'm the headliner"
GC
Old days are comin' back to me
EmD
I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
GC
But I had nothing to live up to and everywhere to be
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
Played a gig with John Hammond Jr. up in Vancouver BC
EmD
Exotic dancer came in my dressing room, started dancing exotically
GC
They were smoking something in the audience that night, smelled exactly like cat pee
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
Opened up a gig for Gatemouth Brown down in Baton Rouge
GG
He was playing that Hillbilly, Jazz, Cajun, Country Zydeco, and Blues
GC
Throwin' it out past the walls like some kind of musical centrifuge
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
Old days are comin' back to me
EmD
I don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
GC
But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
GC
Yeah, old days are comin' back to me
EmD
I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
GC
But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
EmDG
Old days are comin' back to me
EmDG
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