This collection of Lightnin’ Hopkins quotes from songs offers a glimpse into the bluesman’s perspective on life, love, and hardship.
Lightnin’ Hopkins Quotes from Songs about Life
Lightnin’ Hopkins Quotes on Hardship
- You know that it’s a sin to be rich but it’s a low-down shame to be poor.
- A rich man ain’t got a chance to go to heaven and a poor man got a hard way to go.
- You know my mama told me, the day that I left the door, she says you gonna have bad luck son, and I don’t are where you go.
- You brought me way down here, ’bout to Rolling Forks, you treat me like a dog.
Lightnin’ Hopkins Quotes on Rest and Peace
- When I die you know I wanna go to heaven, that’s when Po’ Lightnin’ will have a chance to go.
- That’s when the world be off with the people and I can lay there and rest for sure.
Lightnin’ Hopkins Quotes from Songs about Relationships
Lightnin’ Hopkins Quotes on Love and Desire
- I’m goin’ to Louisiana, I’ma get me a mojo hand, I wanna fix my woman so can’t have no other man.
- I don’t want no woman if her hair ain’t no longer than mine.
Lightnin’ Hopkins Quotes on Troubles in Relationships
- Yes, you know, she ain’t no good for nothin’ but trouble, that keep you buyin’ rats all the time.
- Yes you know my woman tried to quit me, when I ain’t done nothing wrong, she done put me out of doors babe, and I even ain’t got no home.
- Well I cried bye, bye baby, you know you done me wrong, I’m gonna take my little shotgun now, I’m gonna carry it back home.
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- Goin’ to Louisiana, gonna get my mojo hand ready.
- Just wanna live between rich and poor.
- Bye, bye baby, you know you done me wrong.
- Troubled in mind, I’m little blue, bet you, I won’t be blue always.
- Let that ol’ midnight special ease my troubled mind.
- Don’t want no woman if her hair ain’t no longer than mine.
- Woke up this morning, poor Lightnin’ sure was pleased.
- Black ghost, black ghost, please stay away from my door.