Bessie was more than just a friend of mine
We shared the good times with the bad
Now many a year has passed me by
I still recall the best thing I ever had

I´m just goin´ down the road t´ see bessie
Oh, see her soon
Goin´ down the road t´ see bessie smith
When I get there I wonder what she´ll do

Now all the crazy things I had to try
Well I tried them all and then some
But if you´re lucky one day you find out
Where it is you´re really comin´ from

I´m just goin´ down the road t´ see bessie
Oh, see her soon
Goin´ down the road t´ see bessie smith
When I get there I wonder what she´´l do

Now in my day I´ve made some foolish moves
But back then, I didn´t worry ´bout a thing
And now again I still wonder to myself
Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing

I´m just goin´ down the road t´ see bessie
Oh, see her soon
Goin´ down the road t´ see bessie smith
When I get there I wonder what she´ll do

There´s so much time has gone right on by
I didn´t think one could be so wrong
And then one night I was drinkin´ and a-thinkin´
In the bottom of the glass I could see bessie´s face so strong

I´m just goin´ down the road t´ see bessie
Oh, see her soon
Goin´ down the road t´ see bessie smith
When I get there I wonder what she´ll do

When she sees me will she know what I´ve been through?
Will old times start to feelin´ like new?
When I get there will our love still feel so true?
Yet all I have, I´ll be a-bringin´ it to you
Oh bessie, sing them old-time blues