If Muddy Waters were here,
you wouldn't be treating me thisaway
If I were like him
You wouldn't overlook me the way you do
But I am like I am
And you are like you are
So don't complain if I go with her
Yes, go with her.
If I had met Sonny Boy,
I'd play better, though not like him
If I lived in Chicago or Detroit
I'd get by drinking bourbon and beer
But I live in Milan now
I am not a teetotaller, therefore it's strange
I don't drink too much not because I want to feel well
But because it's not convenient for me
No, it's not convenient for me.
If the blues were fashionable
everybody'd be in a queue
understanding almost nothing
a crowd would be waiting for us
But now listen to what I say
"Playing blues is not cool!"
If I wanted to make me some money
I would be a hip-hop player or a whore
Or a whore.
If I were born in Illinois
and had no job, I'd play for a living
If I were among the best in the South Side
I'd probably make me some women
But I live here peacefully
I have my woman, which is important
so I must admit
that I am going to stay here with her
happy with her
glad I stay with her
Yes I stay here with her
I play the blues and stay with her.