Stop Breaking Down

Chicago, October 19, 1945
with Big Maceo — piano, T&a Red — guitar
Charles Saunders — drums
Album Complete Recorded Works Vol 5
October 19, 1945 — November 12, 1947
Document Records DOCD 5059
Stop breakin’down
Baby, ple-ease stop breakin’down
Stop breakin’down, now
Baby, ple-ease stop breakin’down, yeah
I don’t believe you really, really love me I think you just like the way my music sound, now
Now, an I’m gonna tell you somethin', baby
A-baby, that you really, really can’t do I know you can’t love me, baby
You gon’try, an love some other man, too
But stop breakin’down
Baby, ple-ease stop breakin’down, now
I don’t believe you really, really love me I think you just like the way my music sound, now
Now, I’m gonna tell you somethin’else, baby
I know you ain’t goin’to like
But when I quit you this time, baby
You know I ain’t gon', never take you back
But stop breakin’down
Baby, ple-ease stop breakin’down
I don’t believe you really, really love me I think you just like the way my music sound, yeah
(harmonica &instrumental)
Now, an the reason I know you’s alright, baby mm A-because you told me so An I don’t care what people say 'bout you
I love you, a-ev'rywhere you go But you must stop breakin’down, now
Baby, ple-ease stop breakin’down
I don’t believe you really, really love me I think you just like the way my music sound.