Trouble No More
Muddy Waters Lyrics


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Don't care how long you gone
I don't care how long you staying
But, good kind treatment
Gonna bring you home someday
But someday baby
You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore

You just keep on betting
That the dice won't pass
Well you know, darling
You are living too fast
But someday, baby
You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore

I'm gonna tell everybody
In your neighborhood
That you's a sweet little girl
But, you don't mean me no good
But someday baby
You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore

Well, I know you're leavin
Well, you call that gone
Well, without love
You can't stay long
But someday baby
You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore

Well, goodbye baby
Come on, shake my hand
I don't want no woman
You can have a man




But someday baby
You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore

Overall Meaning

In Muddy Waters's "Trouble No More," the lyrics suggest a relationship that has soured, but the singer remains resolved and unmoved by the actions of the other person. This relationship is characterized by poor treatment and betrayals, and the singer has had enough. The line "Don't care how long you gone, I don't care how long you staying, but good kind treatment gonna bring you home someday, but someday baby you ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore" communicates the singer's frustration with the way they have been treated, but they also indicate that there is a possibility of redemption if there is a change in attitude towards them. The singer is not fighting for the relationship but simply wants respect.


The other lines in the song talk about the person's gambling addiction, and how it was affecting their life. They were living too fast, and their behaviors caused harm to others. Over time, the singer accepts that the person is leaving and talks about how they were a sweet little girl, but they did not mean well for him. Finally, in the last lines, the singer says goodbye to the person and suggests that they can have someone else; the singer is not interested, and the person will not trouble them anymore.


Line by Line Meaning

Don't care how long you gone
I don't care how long you've been gone.


I don't care how long you staying
I don't care how long you're planning to stay.


But, good kind treatment
But if I treat you well


Gonna bring you home someday
You'll eventually come back to me.


But someday baby
One day, my dear


You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore
You won't be giving me a hard time anymore.


You just keep on betting
You keep taking risks


That the dice won't pass
Hoping for the best outcome


Well you know, darling
You know, my dear


You are living too fast
You're living your life recklessly.


I'm gonna tell everybody
I'll tell everyone I know


In your neighborhood
In your local area


That you's a sweet little girl
That you're a nice girl.


But, you don't mean me no good
But you're not good to me.


Well, I know you're leaving
Well, I know you're departing.


Well, you call that gone
You would call that leaving.


Well, without love
Without love


You can't stay long
You can't stick around for too long.


But someday baby
One day, my dear


You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore
You won't be bothering me anymore.


Well, goodbye baby
Well, farewell my dear


Come on, shake my hand
Let's shake hands.


I don't want no woman
I don't want any woman.


You can have a man
You can find yourself a man.


But someday baby
One day, my dear


You ain't gonna trouble poor me anymore
You won't be giving me any more trouble.




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Written by: McKinley Morganfield

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koko 17

I love this tune and all of Muddy's music. All true fans of Muddy should get their hands on "Muddy Waters Rare and Unissued." I also really like the later stuff he did with Johnny Winters. Peace to all!!

swampcast

Easily one of the best blues tunes ever. Love how he reaches for the high notes and leaves them perfectly flat. Versus whole, of course.

Poo Bob

I definitely agree. As a harp player I have studied this song in great length.. Walter backs up the vocals to a tee, the reverb makes the harp sound spooky and the solo is the definition of TONE. The vocals are powerful and I love the sound of the brushes on the snare drum.

Suzan

I love this! Can’t stop listening to this song over and over again.

James Cross

I love it when a song does that. She Moves Me by Muddy Waters is another one for me - I can listen to it on repeat!

Paul Herring

Oh, they were GOOD, REALLY GOOD! Muddy Waters blues singing has never been equalled. And Little Walter's harp. Never will there be a better blues harp player. It's just awesome to hear his notes. No one can play like him - he's just on another level!

James Hesterberg

Muddy Waters is a true blues icon.i like this song.the Allman's Brothers version is good too.

David Renshav

measured performance, one of the best from this band. Muddy is just singing in front of Walter here and he is not playing guitar like he could sometimes. Muddy sang, and Walter played harp. It was beautiful, while it lasted.

Michael M

What a groove!!! And no wonder . . . with Willie Dixon on bass.
(Recorded November 3, 1955, Chicago) and Jimmy Rogers: guitar, Otis Spann: piano, Little Walter: harmonica, Francis Clay: drums.

BubbaZen10

There isn't a song ever written on this planet better than this. That's a fact.

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