From the recording The Genius of Eddie Jefferson
Lyrics
Sister Sadie
Sister Sadie was a mean chick
And she thought that she was real slick
Then she ran into Alphonso Brown
She hasn’t been the same since Alphonso put her down
Sister Sadie never worry
Sister Sadie never hurry
Then she ran into Alphonso Brown
She hasn’t been the same since Alphonso put her down
She just paces around the floor
She don’t have any mind no more
She just dances to empty space
With a frown on her face
Sister Sadie was a honey
Always had a lotta money
Then she ran into Alphonso Brown
She hasn’t been the same since Alphonso put her down
Well good good for you
Just good for you
Unless you got
what you been begging for—yeah
Ya been going round—picking on other womens fel-las
But when you got one of your own I thought you’d have the sense to be
cool Sadie
I don’t mean no harm
I’m just trying to tell you the facts-of life cause I been through it
Baby and I know for this
Ain’t no joking matter you can bet your sweet life
I’m telling you just like I tell my daughter
Listen to me that’s what ya oughta
Ya better change your evil doing ways’s-Sadie dear
Hey Girl
I wish that you’d be cool and try to take some advice
Hey Girl
I’ve told you once or twice the things your doing are not
nice
Hey Girl
The talks been going around that you been dragging
yourself
Hey Girl
And if you have to act the fool why don’t you go
somewhere else
She just paces around the floor
She don’t have any mind no more
She just dances to empty space
With a frown on her face
Sister Sadie was a honey
Always had a lotta money
Then she ran into Alphonso Brown
She hasn’t been the same since Alphonso put her down
She just paces around the floor
She don’t have any mind no more