"Three O'Clock Blues" — his first #1 R&B hit, 1951. The debut that made B.B. King a name.
Well now it's three o'clock in the morning
And I can't even close my eyes
Three o'clock in the morning baby
And I can't even close my eyes
Can't find my baby
And I can't be satisfied
I've looked around me
And my baby she can't be found
I've looked all around me, people
And my baby she can't be found
You know if I don't find my baby
I'm going down to the Golden Ground
That's where the men hang out
Goodbye, everybody
I believe this is the end
Oh goodbye everybody
I believe this is the end
I want you to tell my baby
Tell her please please forgive me
Forgive me for my sins
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- Released 1951 on RPM Records. Stayed at #1 on the R&B chart for 15 weeks. Adapted from a Lowell Fulson recording. Established the B.B. King sound — Lucille singing where the voice leaves off.