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Hmmmm, the meningitis killin' me |
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Hmmmm, the meningitis killin' me |
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I'm bending, I'm bending, baby, my head is nearly down to my knees |
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I comin' home one Saturday night, pull off my clothes and I lie down |
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I comin' home one Saturday night, pull off my clothes and I lie down |
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And next morning just about day, the meningitis began to creep around |
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My head and neck was paining me, feel like my back was break in two |
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My head and neck was paining me, feel like my back was break in two |
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Lord, I had such a mood that morning, I didn't know what in the world to do |
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My companion take me to the doctor, "Doctor please tell me my wife's complaint" |
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My companion take me to the doctor, "Doctor please tell me my wife's complaint" |
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The doctor looked down on me, shook his head, "I wouldn't mind telling you, son, but I can't" |
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"You take her 'round to the city hospital, jus' as quick, quick as you possibly can |
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You take her 'round to the city hospital, jus' as quick, quick as you possibly can |
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Because the condition she's in now, you will never go home live again" |
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He rode me 'round to the city hospital, the clock was strikin' ten |
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He rode me 'round to the city hospital, the clock was strikin' ten |
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I hear my companion say, "I won't see your smiling face again" |