"Sweet Little Angel" — one of his most beloved standard blues. Lucille as both guitar and lover.
I've got a sweet little angel
I love the way she spread her wings
Yes got a sweet little angel
I love the way she spread her wings
Yes, when she spreads her wings around me
I get joy, and everything
You know I asked my baby for a nickel
And she gave me a $20 bill
Oh yes, I asked my baby for a nickel
And she gave me a $20 bill
Whoah, you know I ask her to buy a little drink of liquor
And she gave me a whiskey still
Oh, if my baby should quit me
I believe I would die
Oh if my baby should quit me
Lord I do believe I would die
Yes if you don't love me little angel
Please tell me the reason why
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- B.B. King recorded it in 1956. The "sweet little angel" addresses both a woman and his guitar Lucille — the guitar becomes the voice of everything love can't say in words.