So Soon This Morning Blues

[Verse 1]
I'll tell you why I've got the so soon blues
This morning, this morning
I'll tell you why I've got the so soon blues
This morning, this morning
My daddy said he love a girl next door
Packed his trunk, said "I can't use you no more"
This morning, this morning, so soon

[Verse 2]
But I'll stop my man from mistreating me
This morning, this morning
But I'll stop my man from mistreating me
This morning, this morning
I went to the courthouse, my hat in my hand
"Good morning judge, I've killed my man"
This morning, this morning, so soon

[Verse 3]
I asked a lawyer to plead my case
This morning, this morning
I asked a lawyer to plead my case
This morning, this morning
The lawyer said he felt sorry for me
But for one hundred dollars he would set me free
This morning, this morning, so soon

[Verse 4]
I'm dead broke now but I'm satisfied
This morning, this morning
I'm dead broke now, but I'm satisfied
This morning, this morning
There's only one way to keep a good woman down
Put her on an island and keep her water-bound
This morning, this morning, so soon