Pinebluff, Arkansas

by Booker T. Washington White a.k.a. Bukka White recording of 19 from The Complete Sessions 1930-1940 (Travelin' Man 3) & The Complete Bukka White (Columbia CK-52782) Whoo, well, I got a little woman in Pinebluff, Arkansas She was the sweetest little woman that your men most ever saw Gonna get up in the mornin', baby, with the risin' sun Whoo well, in the mornin', baby, with the risin' sun If this train don't run, gonna be some walkin' done My baby she's callin' me, she called me up on the phone Whoo well, she's callin' me, she called me up on the phone She said, "Daddy, daddy, I don't jive, come on hurry home" My baby says, "I'm tired goin' to bed and moan" Oh well, she says, "Tired of goin' to bed and moan" She said, "I ain't had no lovin', daddy, daddy, since that you been gone" Well, she says, "I'm tired, daddy, singin' to you lonesome songs" Oh well, she says, "I'm tired of singin' to you lonesome songs" She says, "I ain't even here, daddy, I ain't even here anymore" My baby says, "I'm tired, daddy, hearin' my bedsprings groan" Ooo, well, she says, "I'm tired a-hearin' my bedsprings groan" She said, "I declare if you want me, daddy, you better hurry on"

 

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