BILLIE`S BLUES — текст песни (Billie Holiday)

I love my man
I`m a liar if I say I don`t
I love my man
I`m a liar if I say I don`t
But I`ll quit my man
I`m a liar if I say I won`t

I`ve been your slave, baby
Ever since I`ve been your babe
I`ve been your slave
Ever since I`ve been your babe
But before I`ll be your dog
I`ll see you in your grave

My man wouldn`t give me no breakfast
Would`nt give me no dinner
Squawked about me supper then he put me outdoors
Had the nerve to lay a matchbox on my clothes
I didn`t have so many
But I had a long, long way to go

I ain`t good-looking
And my hair ain`t curled
I ain`t good-looking
And my hair ain`t curled
But my mother, she gave me something
That`s gonna tear me through this world

Some men like me `cause I`m happy
Some `cause I`m snappy
Some call me honey
Others think I got money
Some tell me "Billie,
Baby you`re built for speed."
Now if you put that all together ***************
It makes me everything a good man needs