Released: September 26, 1972
Songwriter: John Lee Hooker
Producer: The J. Geils Band Geoffrey Haslam
[Verse 1]
Serve you right to suffer baby
Serve you right to be alone
Serve you right to suffer
Serve you right to be alone
Got me on the good day, but I know
I know your good days gone, yeah
[Verse 2]
Poppin' pills by morning, drinking booze at night
Three days later baby, you're such an ugly sight
You got me feeling so bad, baby
You drove me out of mind
You have me feeling so bad baby
I'm walking on borrowed time
(Now wait a minute, this is the best part of the whole song)
[Verse 3 - greatly extended]
I went to see the doctor baby
Find out what I'm gonna do
I went to see the doctor baby
Find out what I'm gonna do
The doctor got me on (watch this)
The doctor got me on, baby
Got me on milk, got me on cream
You know I'm drinking alcohol
The doctor got me on, baby
Got me on milk, got me on cream
You know I'm drinking alcohol baby
And that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why baby
I don't ever want to sleep alone
You got my mind, baby
I know you got mind, baby
You got my mind messed up
Settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down
We gotta do a little Muddy Waters style on ya
Got to take it to the south side of Chicago, baby
On the lickin' stick, Mr. Magic DIck
A little Chicago style, come on baby
[Harmonica solo]
[Organ solo]
[Guitar solo]
[Outro]
Serve you right baby
Serve you right baby
Baby baby baby baby baby baby baby baby
Serve you right to suffer baby
Serve you right to be alone
Serve you right to suffer
Serve you right to be alone
Got me on the good day, but I know
I know your good days gone, yeah
[Verse 2]
Poppin' pills by morning, drinking booze at night
Three days later baby, you're such an ugly sight
You got me feeling so bad, baby
You drove me out of mind
You have me feeling so bad baby
I'm walking on borrowed time
(Now wait a minute, this is the best part of the whole song)
[Verse 3 - greatly extended]
I went to see the doctor baby
Find out what I'm gonna do
I went to see the doctor baby
Find out what I'm gonna do
The doctor got me on (watch this)
The doctor got me on, baby
Got me on milk, got me on cream
You know I'm drinking alcohol
The doctor got me on, baby
Got me on milk, got me on cream
You know I'm drinking alcohol baby
And that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why baby
I don't ever want to sleep alone
You got my mind, baby
I know you got mind, baby
You got my mind messed up
Settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down, settin' down
We gotta do a little Muddy Waters style on ya
Got to take it to the south side of Chicago, baby
On the lickin' stick, Mr. Magic DIck
A little Chicago style, come on baby
[Harmonica solo]
[Organ solo]
[Guitar solo]
[Outro]
Serve you right baby
Serve you right baby
Baby baby baby baby baby baby baby baby
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Live Full House (1972)
The J. Geils Band popular songs
- Centerfold
- Must of Got Lost (Live)
- Teresa
- Sanctuary
- Piss on the Wall
- Love Stinks
- Cruisin’ for a Love
- Rage in the Cage
- Give It to Me
- Looking for a Love
- Pack Fair and Square
- Concealed Weapons
- Angel in Blue
- River Blindness
- Takin’ You Down
- Flamethrower
- The Usual Place
- Serves You Right to Suffer
- Insane, Insane Again
- Till the Walls Come Tumblin’ Down
- You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd
- Night Time
- One Last Kiss
- Raise Your Hand