Come On In My Kitchen
(version 1 - San Antonio, TX - 23 Nov. 1936)
Words & Music:
Robert Johnson
Tabber: Markus Tron
This is in Open A tuning (E
A E A C# E) and is a bone-simple one-chord song (A). Tabber Markus says that this version is based in part on the
Rory Block version of the tune. Be
sure to have the slide guitar play along with the vocal line. There are two versions of this on
Johnson's famous recordings; both were recorded in San Antonio, TX on Monday,
23 November 1936. These lyrics are
from version 1.
INTRO:
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A
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A
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E
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FIRST VERSE:
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A
You better come on in my kitchen babe,
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A -|----------------10--10/12-------------------------|-
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A it's
goin' to be rainin' outdoors
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The woman
I love, took from my best friend.
Some joker
got lucky, stole her back again.
You better
come on in my kitchen, babe, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
Oh-ah
she's gone. I know she won't come
back.
I've taken
the last nickel out of her 'nation sack.
You better
come on in my kitchen, babe, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
BRIGDGE: [spoken over A chord slide
noodling:]
Baby can't
you hear that wind howl 'n' all?
Oh-ah
can't you hear that wind would howl?
You better
come on in my kitchen babe, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
When a
woman gets in trouble, everybody throws her down.
Looking
for her good friend, none can be found.
You better
come on in my kitchen, babe, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
Winter
time's comin', it's gon' be slow.
You can't
make the winter, babe, that's dry long so.
You better
come on in my kitchen, babe, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
Come On In My Kitchen
- version 2 lyrics
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You better come on
in my kitchen, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
When a woman gets
in trouble, everybody throws her down.
Lookin' for yo'
good friend, none can be found.
You better come on
in my kitchen, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
Nnn, the woman I
love, took from my best friend.
Some joker got
lucky, stole her back again.
She better come on
in my kitchen, baby, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
BRIDGE: [first line spoken over slide:]
Mama, can't you
hear that wind howl? Oh, how the
wind do howl!
You better come on
in my kitchen, mmm, baby, it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
Nnn, the woman
that I love, I crave to see
She's up the
country, won't write to me
Then, you better
come on in my kitchen, goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
I went to the
mountain, far as my eyes could see.
Some other man got
my woman, lonesome blues got me.
But, she better
come on in my kitchen, 'cause it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.
My mama dead, papa
well's to be.
Ain't got nobody
to love and care for me.
She better come on
in my kitchen, 'cause it's goin' to be rainin' outdoors.