Released: June 26, 1975
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
Producer: Bob Dylan The Band
Well, I’ve already had two beers I’m ready for the broom
Please, Mrs. Henry, won’t you take me to my room?
I’m a good ole’ boy but I’ve been sniffing’ too many eggs
Talking to too many people, drinking too many kegs
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Well, I’m groaning’ in a hallway pretty soon I’ll be mad
Please, Mrs. Henry, won’t you take me to your dad?
I can drink like a fish, I can crawl like a snake
I can bite like a turkey, I can slam like a drake
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Now, don’t crowd me, lady or I’ll fill up your shoe
I’m a sweet bourbon daddy and tonight I am blue
I’m a thousand years old and I’m a generous bomb
I’m T-boned and punctured, I’ve been known to be calm
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Now, I’m starting’ to drain, my stool’s gonna squeak
If I walk too much farther my crane’s gonna leak
Look, Mrs. Henry, there’s only so much I can do
Why don’t you look my way and pump me a few?
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Please, Mrs. Henry, won’t you take me to my room?
I’m a good ole’ boy but I’ve been sniffing’ too many eggs
Talking to too many people, drinking too many kegs
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Well, I’m groaning’ in a hallway pretty soon I’ll be mad
Please, Mrs. Henry, won’t you take me to your dad?
I can drink like a fish, I can crawl like a snake
I can bite like a turkey, I can slam like a drake
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Now, don’t crowd me, lady or I’ll fill up your shoe
I’m a sweet bourbon daddy and tonight I am blue
I’m a thousand years old and I’m a generous bomb
I’m T-boned and punctured, I’ve been known to be calm
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
Now, I’m starting’ to drain, my stool’s gonna squeak
If I walk too much farther my crane’s gonna leak
Look, Mrs. Henry, there’s only so much I can do
Why don’t you look my way and pump me a few?
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
And I ain’t got a dime
more tracks from the album
The Basement Tapes
- Tears of Rage
- Tiny Montgomery
- Don’t Ya Tell Henry
- Nothing Was Delivered
- Open the Door, Homer
- This Wheel’s on Fire
- Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast)
- Katie’s Been Gone
- Yazoo Street Scandal
- Bessie Smith
- Long Distance Operator
- Ain’t No More Cane
- Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
- Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)
- Odds and Ends
- Million Dollar Bash
- Goin’ to Acapulco
- Lo and Behold!
- Clothes Line Saga
- Apple Suckling Tree
- Please, Mrs. Henry
- Too Much of Nothing
- Ruben Remus
From the album
- The Basement Tapes (1975)
Bob Dylan & The Band popular songs
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
- This Wheel’s on Fire
- Tears of Rage
- Katie’s Been Gone
- Yazoo Street Scandal
- Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast)
- Bessie Smith
- Long Distance Operator
- Ruben Remus
- Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)
- Odds and Ends
- Million Dollar Bash
- Goin’ to Acapulco
- Lo and Behold!
- Clothes Line Saga
- Apple Suckling Tree
- Please, Mrs. Henry
- Too Much of Nothing
- Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread
- Ain’t No More Cane
- Tiny Montgomery
- Don’t Ya Tell Henry
- Nothing Was Delivered
- Open the Door, Homer