Smokey Put The Sweat On Me

(Kris Kristofferson)



I've known some women in every state

From New York City to the Golden Gate

And I've lived with some and buddy I've loved 'em all yes I did

But no one woman had a claim on me cause I still had a lotta world to see

And I sometimes stagger but suggar I seldom fall.



Then like a hungry man I went to Louisian'

Where the livin' and the lovin' was good

Without a care to hide and just as satisfied as I could be

A lotta women and wine and not a tie to bind me

And behavin' just as cool as I could

Till a long-legged sweet-walkin' raven-haired and Cajun-lookin'

Devil put the sweat on me.



They call her Smoky she's a little bitty evil

Smokey right as wrong can be

Smokey she could shake a very devil Smokey put the sweat on me

Oh, Smokey put the sweat on me.



--- Instrumental ---



Oh, my pulse is a beatin' to the clickety-clack

Of this oneway ride that's gonna take me back

And my body's just a breathin' in the Mississippi River smell

Well, my feet wasn't ready yet for settling down

But my soul kept telling me to turn around

And the longer I tried to fight in the harder I fell.



And like a hungry man I'm goin' to Louisisan'

Where the lovin' and the livin' is good

I'll get a brand new bride and be as satisfied as I can be

And I won't even mind the world I'm leavin' behind

Because I never really thought that I could.



Till the long-legged sweet-walkin' raven-haired and Cajun-lookin'

Devil put the sweat on me...