Mean Old Bed Bug Blues - Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Bessie Smith

Gals, bed bugs sure is evil, they don’t mean me no good

Yeah, bed bug sure is evil, they don’t mean me no good

Thinks he’s a woodpecker and I’m a chunk of wood

When I lay down at night, I wonder how can a poor gal sleep

When I lay down at night, I wonder how can a poor gal sleep

When some is holding my hand, others eating my feet

Bed bug as big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin

Bed bug as big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin

Will drink all the bed bug poison, turn around and bite you again

Something moan in the corner, I went over and see

Something moan in the corner, I went over and see

It was the bed bug mother prayin', Lord, gimme some more to eat