by James Johnson
recording of 1966
from King Of The Blues 4 CD Box Set (MCA MCAD4-10677), copyright notice

Woman, I don't want a soul,
hangin' around my house when I'm not home
Whoa, I don't want a soul, baby,
hangin' around my house when I'm not home
I don't want you to answer the door for nobody, baby,
oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone

I don't want your sister comin' by,
because the little girl she talk too much
If she wanna come by to visit us,
tell her to meet us Sunday, down at the church
'Cause I don't want a soul, baby,
hangin' around my house when I'm not at home
Yes, I don't want you to answer the door for nobody, baby,
oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone

If your mother wanna visit us,
tell her I get home bout the break a day
And that's too late to visit anybody, baby,
so, tell her to please stay away
'Cause I don't want a soul, baby,
hangin' around my house when I'm not at home
Yes, I don't want you to open the door for anybody, baby,
oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone

Now, if you feel a little sick, baby,
and you know you're home all alone,
I don't want the doctor at my house, baby,
you just suffer till I get home
'Cause I don't want a soul, baby,
hangin' around my house when I'm not at home
Yes, I don't want you to open the door for nobody, baby,
when you're home and all alone