Days Of Old

(B.B. King & Jules Taub) Way back yonder in the days of old The men was workin' but not savin' any dough Then came a woman lookin' real cool She said to herself, "Now, that's my fool" I'm gonna ball tonight I'm gonna ball tonight Well, I can't break the rule 'Cause every man is some woman's fool I met a girl on the avenue She was shy and I was blue Like a teacher and a student in the school She looked at me and said, "You're my fool" Way back yonder in the days of old The men was workin' but not savin' any dough Then came a woman lookin' real cool She begin then to play every man for a fool I'm gonna ball tonight I'm gonna ball tonight Well, it's no use to break the rule 'Cause every man is some woman's fool Yeah, I'm gonna ball tonight Gonna ball tonight I'm gonna ball tonight I'm gonna ball tonight Well, it's no use to break the rule 'Cause every man is some woman's fool