cross road blues

went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees, i went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees, asked the lord above "have mercy, now save poor bob, if you please", yeoo, standin' at the crossroad, tried to flag a ride, ooh. i tried to flag a ride, didn't nobody seem to know me, babe, everybody pass me by, standin' at the crossroad, baby, risin' sun goin' down, standin' at the crossroad, baby, eee. risin' sun goin' down, i believe to my soul, now, poor bob is sinkin' down, you can run, you can run, tell my friend willie brown, you can run, you can run, tell my friend willie brown, that i got the crossroad blues this mornin', lord, babe, i'm sinkin' down, and i went to the crossroad, mama, i looked east and west, i went to the crossroad, baby, i looked east and west, lord, i didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well, babe, in my distress