American Ballads and Folk Songs: page - 0113

Complete Text, Lyrics & Sheet Music

	Quit yo' long-time talkin' 'bout yo' heavy-hipted woman, She done gone, oh, babe, she done gone. Quit yo' long-time talkin' 'bout yo' heavy-hipted woman, She done gone, oh, babe, she done gone. Got my learnin' from a coal-black nigger, In de mines, oh, babe, in de mines. My woman, she keeps on a-grumblin', 'Bout a new pair o' shoes, oh, babe, 'bout a new pair o' shoes. I gave her five silver dollars, Jus' to buy some tans, oh, babe, jus' to buy some tans. She come back a-whoopin' an a-holl'in', Wid a pair o' brogans, oh, babe, wid a pair o' brogans. Got a bulldog weighin' nine hunderd, In my back yard, oh, babe, in my back yard. When you hear my bulldog barkin', Somebody's 'roun', oh, babe, somebody's 'roun\ [13]