Beale Street Blues

The seven wonders of the world I've seen And many other places I have been Take my advice, folks And see Beale Street first If Beale Street could talk If Beale Street could talk Married men would have to Take their bags and walk Except one or two Who never drink booze And the blind man on the corner who Sings the Beale Street Blues I'd rather be here than any place I know I'd rather be here than any place I know It's going to take the sergeant For to make me go Going to the river maybe by and by Going to the river, and there's a reason why Because the river's wet And Beale Street's done gone dry Because the river's wet And Beale Street's done gone dry