When You Feel It

When you feel it you know
When you feel it
And I know, I know
And I know, I know
When you feel it
When you feel it you know, yes

When you feel it you know
I was courting my Creole lady

I had to learn this is the way I get along

My burdens are my own
She keeps a box in a closet for the maid

That is where
When you feel it you know
No, you can't live forever the way that you been, oh
I know, I know
When you feel it

When you feel it you know
When you feel it you know
I was longing on a short summer night
When you feel it
When you feel it
When you feel it
Well, mama got to worrying
Her photograph was fading
When you feel it you know
Beneath in my pocket and I'm craving for some
I had to lay down my love
I had to her all I know

She says now boy I stay up late wondering where you been
Mama, I'm not trying to do no wrong
I left the note on the floor in my room
When you feel it you know, yes
When I had the urge to leave
It's a coming of age, when you feel it you know
All the way to New Orleans

When you feel it you know
When you feel it
When you feel it you know
It's a coming of age, when you feel it you know
My reasons are my own

When you feel it
When you feel it
I always been stubborn and late to bloom
When you feel it you know
It's the life that I chose
So I climbed the roof and gave that woman my crew
I was following my fall leaves
When you feel it you know
Hey Jim Blues, what you said

It's a coming of age, when you feel it you know
I went out to find my muse
When you feel it
My business is my own
Oh, soon you're gonna have to give in
When you feel it

When you feel it you know
When you feel it you know
But I was soon, my woman is true
When I saw her aboard the River Queen