You can write your tunes with rhythm and blues as your alibi   You can sell your soul and lay the blame all on the passers-by   You shake your body on the TV screen   It seems to me, you'd try anything twice      Swing it out and use it as your aphrodisiac   You can give it to me, to me, plain to see that I'll give it you back   You let it flow, let it go, there's nothing to it   Anyone can try anything twice, try anything twice      Chasing after stories that have already been told   Cannot look old Son House in the eyes   I know where you carry such a fragile load   But I've got yours and you've got mine   It's a rhythm and blues alibi      You can take a trip through your juke joint smoke-filled paradise   You can give it your all 'cause you are walking a fine, fine line, la   You shake your booty on the TV screen   Seems to me, you'd try anything twice, you'd try anything twice   Well, let me hear you now      Chasing after stories that have already been told   Cannot look old Son House in the eyes   I know where you carry such a fragile load   But I've got yours and you've got mine   It's a rhythm and blues alibi