[Verse 1]

Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin'

Shinin' just like gold

Why don't ya hear me cryin'?

A-whoo-hooo, oooo

Whooo

[Verse 2]

Whoa-oh, tell me baby

What's the matter with you?

Why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo

Whooo

[Verse 3]

Whoa-oh, tell me baby

Where did ya stay last night?

A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo

Whooo

[Verse 4]

Whoa-oh, stop your train

Let a poor boy ride

Why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo

Whooo

[Verse 5]

Whoa-oh, fare ya well

Never see a you no more

A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Oooo, whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo

Whooo

[Verse 6]

Whoa-oh, who been here baby since

I-I been gone, a little, bitty boy?

Girl, be on

A-whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo

Songwriter: Howlin' Wolf