I went down to the crossroad
Fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
Fell down on my knees

Asked the lord above
Have mercy now, save poor Bob, if you please
Standin' at the crossroad
Tried to flag a ride

I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me, babe
Everybody pass me by
Standin' at the crossroad, babe
Risin' sun goin' down
Standin' at the crossroad, babe
Risin' sun goin' down

I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin' down
You can run, you can run
Tell my friend Willie Brown

You can run, you can run
Tell my friend Willie Brown
(Th)'at I got the crosroad blues this mornin' Lord
Babe, I'm sinkin' down

And I went to the crossroad, momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossroad, baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
Well, babe, in my distress