Lyrics

B.B. (I’ll be King Someday) ©2017 Steve Sofferin
 
Nobody knows ya, In Indianola
A seed in a dust bowl, but that Boy could sing
 
Strings from a pawn shop, Some soul and some blacktop
Miles from Memphis, you’d become King
 
With Bill at the console, deep in Chicago
We got "So Excited", you played until dawn
 
Nobody loves you, but your Mama, that ain't true
And now that we're so blue, that thrill ain't gone
 
            Playin' the Blues on DIA
            “Every day I have the Blues” (first chorus)
            “Someday Baby”, My Own Fault” (second chorus)
            “Pay’n the Cost to be the Boss” (final chorus)
            A Sweet Little Angel heard you say
            Lucille, I'll be King someday
 
Small clubs, a few hits, juke joints and bus trips
Bar fights and no tips, and 3:00 blues
 
To big crowds in Harlem, The Regal and London
Cook County loved him, Beale St. too
 
Ringo and Leon, Bono and Clapton
Jagger and Bill Graham, pay'n B.B. his dues
 
A new generation, The Medal of Freedom
Grammy's and stardom, that’s the power of the Blues
 
Strings from a pawn shop, some soul and some blacktop
Miles from Memphis, you'd become King