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Famous Blues Covers
The song Woman Across the River was written by Allen A. Jones and Bettye Crutcher and was first released by Johnnie Taylor in 1968.
The Allman Brothers Band included it on the beautiful "Hittin' the Note" album (2004)
Here below You can hear a stunning live version.
Freddie King recorded it in 1973 for his album with the same title, "Woman Across the River"(1973)
Enjoy this live performance of Freddie!
And now the first release, by Johnny Taylor!
"Across the river a good woman cried
All because a foolish man lied
She gave up everything
Everything that money could buy
But the man told so many lies
There's another man over there
That woman across the river
Sweet woman across the river, she was mine
Word got around that he had jilted her
Men came running from near and far
Should've never been so foolish
Guess I'll never
But the man that's got her now
He's a lucky so and so
That woman across the river
Sweet woman across the river, she was mine
I remember the other day, about a week ago
She said, "I don't even want to talk to you
'Cause I don't love you anymore"
That woman across the river
Sweet woman across the river, she was mine
Across the river a good woman cried
All because a foolish man lied
She gave up everything, tried to keep him satisfied
But the man told so many lies
There's another man over there
That woman across the river
That woman across the river
That woman across the river
Sweet woman across the river, she was mine."
Source: Musixmatch
Composed by Bettye Jean Crutcher / Allen Alvoid Jones Jr.
Lyrics of Woman Across the River © East Memphis Music Corp.