Devil And My Brown Blues (Bo Weavil Jackson (Sam Butler 1926))
Bo Weavil Jackson (Sam Butler)
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Lord, gypsy woman, Lord, gypsy woman
Can't find no meat for me, Lordy mama
Lord, gypsy woman, can't find no meat for me
I ain't scared of getting, she might bother me
'Cause I woke up this morning, woke up this morning
Heard somebody calling me, Lordy mama
Woke up this morning, heard somebody calling me
Might have been the weaver, then it's gonna sting a leaf
A boll weevil here, a boll weevil there
In each and mama's everywhere, people tell me that
Boll weevil here, boll weevil everywhere
I dropped a dream last night, it was all in your flower bed
The farmer went to the merchant
Said I want meat and meal, Lordy mama
Farmer went to the merchant, said I want meat and meal
The merchant said Lord no, the boll weevil's there in your field
Spite and spider, spite and spider
Crawling on the wall, mmm mmm
Spite and spider now, crawling on the wall
Trying to deny you, but it's pretty bad as alcohol
I heard a mighty rumbling, down under the ground, Lord mama
Mighty rumbling, way down under the ground
Boll weevil and the devil was scheming somebody's ground
Said it was known to everybody, said
It was the country's seed, Lordy mama
Known to everybody, said it was the country's seed
Said she had everything that a poor boll weaver need
Now the weaver, now the weaver
Sitting down on the square, the first time I seen Mr. Boll Weaver
Sitting down on the square
The next time I seen him, mama, he had his whole family there
Weaver told that farmer, buy no food machine, Lordy mama
He told the farmer not to buy no food machine
'Cause they gonna make the joint, can't find no gasoline