Last Fair Deal Gone Down
By: Robert Johnson
Original Performance: Robert Johnson
Written by: Robert Johnson

This Version:
 
Lyrics:
It's the last fair deal gone down
It's the last fair deal gone down
It's the last fair deal gone down, Good Lord
On that Rockport Island Road

My captain, he treats me so mean
My captain, he treats me so mean
My captain treats me so mean, Good Lord
On that Rockport Island Road

Ida Belle, don't you cry this time
Ida Belle, don't you cry this time
If you cry about a nickel, you'll cry about a dime
You would cry, but the money was mine

I love the way you do
I love the way you do
I love the way you do, Good Lord
On that Rockport Island Road

It's the last fair deal gone down
It's the last fair deal gone down
It's the last fair deal gone down, Good Lord
On that Rockport Island Road

I'm workin' my way back home
I'm workin' my way back home
I'm workin' my way back home, Good Lord
On that Rockport Island Road

Ida Belle, don't you cry this time
Ida Belle, don't you cry this time
If you cry about a nickel, you'll die about a dime
You would cry, but the money was mine

It's the last fair deal gone down
It's the last fair deal gone down
It's the last fair deal gone down, Good Lord
On that Rockport Island Road

On that Rockport Island Road
On that Rockport Island Road
 
Live:

Played live 3 times:
Earliest known live version: April 25, 2001
Latest known live version: August 11, 2002