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I.O.U. Blues

Bobby “Blue” Bland
Track 14 on The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection 
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I.O.U. Blues Lyrics

Sometimes I wonder
What can my baby do
Sometimes I wonder
What can my baby do

I'll never care I wonder
Will she ever thank me

Well I know I owe the rent man
I guess, man, what a tool
Well I know I owe the rent man
I guess man, what a tool

Well I sometimes wonder
What did I owe my baby too

I'm all alone now

Well she told me that she loved me
Never would leave me alone
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh baby
Never would leave me alone

Well I wonder wonder wonder baby
Why do I mind, my baby's gone

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The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection (2013)
  1. 1.
    I Pity the Fool
  2. 2.
    Don’t Cry No More
  3. 3.
    I’ll Take Care Of You
  4. 4.
    You Did Me Wrong
  5. 5.
    Buddy’s Blues
  6. 6.
    I Learned My Lesson
  7. 7.
    Time Out
  8. 8.
    Army Blues
  9. 9.
    Love You Till The Day I Die
  10. 10.
    Drifting From Town To Town
  11. 11.
    Dry Up Baby
  12. 12.
    Lovin’ Blues
  13. 13.
    Crying All Night Long
  14. 14.
    I.O.U. Blues
  15. 15.
    You Or None
  16. 16.
    I Don’t Want No Woman
  17. 17.
    Loan Me a Helping Hand
  18. 18.
    Stormy Monday Blues
  19. 19.
    St. James Infirmary
  20. 20.
    Farther Up the Road
  21. 21.
    I Can’t Put You Down Baby
  22. 22.
    It’s My Life Baby
  23. 23.
    No Blow No Show - Single Version
  24. 24.
    You’ve Got Bad Intentions
  25. 25.
    Sometime Tomorrow
  26. 26.
    Lead Me On
  27. 27.
    Blues In The Night
  28. 28.
    You Got Me (Where You Want Me)
  29. 29.
    The Feeling is Gone (Missing Lyrics)
  30. 30.
    Little Boy Blue
  31. 31.
    Blue Moon
  32. 32.
    I´m Not Ashamed
  33. 33.
    Yield Not To Temptation
  34. 34.
    Who Will the Next Fool Be?
  35. 35.
    36-22-36
  36. 36.
    Two Steps from the Blues
  37. 37.
    Call on Me
  38. 38.
    Good Lovin’
  39. 39.
    Turn On Your Love Light
  40. 40.
    I’ve Been Wrong So Long
  41. 41.
    Wishing Well
  42. 42.
    Teach Me How to Love You
  43. 43.
    I Smell Trouble
  44. 44.
    I Woke Up Screaming
  45. 45.
    Last Night
  46. 46.
    Ain’t That Lovin’ You
  47. 47.
    I Lost Sight of the World
  48. 48.
    Cry, Cry, Cry
  49. 49.
    Someday
  50. 50.
    I’ve Just Got To Forget You
  51. 51.
    That’s Why
  52. 52.
    Close To You
  53. 53.
    How Does a Cheatin’ Woman Feel
  54. 54.
    Hold Me Tenderly
  55. 55.
    Is It Real
  56. 56.
    That’s the Way Love Is
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