(Robert Johnson)

It's the last fair deal goin' down,

last fair deal goin' down

It's the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord,

on that Gulfport Island Road1



Please, Ida Belle, don't cry this time

Ida Belle, don't cry this time

If you cry about a nickel, you'll die 'bout a dime

She wouldn't cry, but the money won't2 mine



I love the way you do,

I love the way you do

I love the way you do, good Lord,

on this Gulfport Island Road1



My captain's so mean on me,

my captain's so mean on me

My captain's so mean on me, good Lord,

on this Gulfport Island Road



Take camp tain he and see, camp ain't he and see

At scal ain't be at seen3, good Lord,

on that Gulfport Island Road



Ah, this last fair deal goin' down,

it's the last fair deal goin' down

This' the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord,

on this Gulfport Island Road1



I'm workin' my way back home,

I'm working my way back home

I'm workin' my way back home, good Lord,

on this Gulfport Island Road



And that thing don't keep-a ringin' so soon

That thing don't keep-a ringin' so soon

And that thing don't keep-a ringin' so soon,

good Lord, on that Gulfed-and-Port Island Road