I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees.
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees.
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please".
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride.
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride.
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by.
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin' down.
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee 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.
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down.
And I went to the crossroad momma
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.