Famous Blues Covers, Albert King, "As the Years Go Passing By"

Photo taken from Albert King official Facebook page: B.B., Albert and Bobby...

Famous Blues Covers

As the Years Go Passing By became a blues favorite thanks to Albert King who covered it on his album"Born Under a Bad Sign".

It is a song penned by Peppermint Harris for Fenton Robinson, who first recorded it in 1959 on Duke Records. It is credited to have been written by 'Deadric Malone' (a pseudonym of Don Robey), owner of Duke, which was a customary practice for some producers and label owners at that time. 

"There is nothing I can do

If you leave me here to cry

 There is nothing I can do

If you leave me here to cry

You know my love will follow you

As the years go passing by

Well, I gave you all I own

That is one thing you can't deny

I gave you all I own

Honey, that is one thing you can't deny

You know my love will follow you

As the years go passing by

I am gonna leave it up to you

Baby, so long so long good bye

Said I am gonna leave it up to you

Baby, so long so long good bye

You know my love will follow you

As the years go passing by

Oh... as the years go passing by."