[00:16.38]Bessie was more than just a friend of mine
[00:23.57]We shared the good times with the bad
[00:31.08]Now many a year has passed me by
[00:38.53]I still recall the best thing I ever had
[00:44.13]Now I'm just going down the road to see Bessie
[00:52.52]Oh, see her soon
[00:59.16]I‘m just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
[01:06.98]When I get there I'm wondering what she'll do
[01:15.68]All the crazy things I had tried
[01:22.76]Well I tried them all and then some
[01:30.03]But if you're lucky one day you'll find out
[01:37.46]Where it is you're really comin' from
[01:43.12]Now I'm just going down the road to see Bessie
[01:52.10]Oh, see her soon
[01:58.33]I'm just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
[02:05.61]When I get there I'm wondering what she'll do
[03:11.53]Now in my day I've made some foolish moves
[03:18.72]But back then, I didn't worry about a thing
[03:25.96]And now again I still wonder to myself
[03:32.94]Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing
[03:38.53]Now I'm going down the road to se Bessie
[03:47.64]Oh, see her soon
[03:52.89]I'm just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
[04:00.14]When I get there I'm wondering what she'll do