Bama Bound Blues
by 
Ida Cox 
Lovie Austin 
recording of June 1923 
from 
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1923) (Document 5322) 
Mister engineer, please turn your train around 
Mister engineer, please turn your train around 
I believe to my soul, my man is Bama 
bound 
Take me back daddy, try me one more time 
Take me back daddy, try me one more time 
And if I don't please you, break my neck for trying 
But the train passed by with my daddy on the inside 
The train passed by with my daddy on the inside 
I could do nothing but hang my head and I cried 
My mama told me, my papa told me too 
My mama told me, my papa told me too 
Some brownskin man is going to be the death of you 
I'm Bama bound, ain't got no railroad fare 
I'm Bama bound, ain't got no railroad fare 
If the blues don't leave me, I'll walk the railroad there 
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Note 1: Bama, Alabama.