Lyrics: James, Sehorn, Williamson
Music: James, Sehorn, Williamson
Discussed by the Dead during a soundcheck on 26 March 1995, but never performed.
The conversation comes during a rehearsal of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
Phil: sounded like the instrumental was - the four chords in the instrumental was [?]The song they are referring to is the one originally recorded by Elmore James and then by Sonny Boy Williamson. The Allman Brothers played this song, and on "Allman Brothers At Filmore East" introduce it as "an old Elmore James song." But their version is in fact closer to Sonny Boy Williamson's:
Bob: not supposed to be. If it was, we'll have to work that one out
Vince?: four chords goes actualy only six beats
Jerry: could be that one too: [sings] "There's a man down there, could be your man, I don't know"
Band rehearses "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
Jerry: I don't remember any of the verses to that
Phil: "There's a man down there"?
Jerry: yeah, I don't remember any of the verses
Phil: I don't either [inaudible]
Jerry: yeah. One of tose tunes with a long metre, with weird bars inserted
Phil: Yeah if we could string them together right in that same groove, that would be pretty strange. Goes home with the schoolgirl, discovers "He's got a man down there"
Ain't but one way out baby, Lord I just can't go out the doorThe original Elmore James version is a bit different:
Ain't but one way out baby, Lord I just can't go out the door
Cause there's a man down there, might be your man I don't know
Lord you got me trapped woman, up on the second floor
If I get by this time I won't be trapped no more
So raise our window baby, I can ease out soft and slow
And lord, your neighbors, no they won't be
Talking that stuff that they don't know
Lord, I'm foolish to be here in the first place
I know some man gonna walk in and take my place
Ain't no way in the world, I'm going out that front door
Cause there's a man down there, might be your man I don't know
Cause there's a man down there, might be your man I don't know
Cause there's a man down there, might be your man I don't know
Raise your window baby, I ain't going out that door
I said raise your window baby, I ain't going out that door
There's a man downstairs, he may be your husband, I don't know
I said raise your window baby, let me ease on round the floor
Raise your window baby, let me ease on real slow
Your neighbours can't stop talking, a lot of junk that they don't know
Ain't but one way out, I ain't going out the door
Ain't but one way out, baby, I ain't going out that door
I wan't you to raise your window baby, let me ease out real slow
I said raise, I said raise it
I said raise, I said raise it
If I get away this time, I won't be caught back here no more