WMD Blues

Well I woke up dis mo’nin’ My head had a screw lo’se Went down to de co’nah Gonna find out de late news But I jist couldn’t shake’m Dem WMD blues. I got de W I got de W I got de W MD blues.

Well de man on de TV Say de president’s sho Dat de ‘raqis dey gonna Cough up where dey are But I jist cain’t shake’m Dem WMD blues. I got de W I got de W I got de W MD blues.

Dem boys ove’n Baghdad Dey be having a fit ’cause no matter who dey grab Dey ain’t findin’ s__t. ‘fo’ too long dey sho gonna git Dem WMD blues. Dey’ll git de W Dey’ll git de W Dey’ll git de W MD blues.

Ol’ Rumsfel’ be huffing He be lookin’ in holes He be shoutin’ ‘n’ puffin’ He be lookin’ up poles Still he ain’t got nuthin’ But de WMD blues. He got de W He got de W He got de W MD blues.

Well Wolfie be howlin’ And he be a growlin’ He done made it known ‘less’n we plant dat s__t Den he sho gonna git Dem WMD blues. He’ll have de W He’ll have de W He’ll have de W MD blues (sho nuf).

My woman done lef’ me My boss fired my ass My wadah been shut off My car it won’t start But for sho de wust part be Dem WMD blues I got de W I got de W I got de W MD blues (fo’ sho).

(Dat’s all.)

[Lyrics transcribed from a live performance by the venerable bluesman Buck “One Horse” Higgs at the Fourteenth Avenue House of Blues in Covington, Louisiana.]