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Negro Gang Songs |
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1 July the redbird, {hanh!) redbird, Augus' the fly. (hanh!)*
If July ain't a hot month, (hanh!) hot month, I hope I may die. (hanh!)
Chorus i:
Now don't talk about it, (hanh!) 'Bout it, if you do I'll cry. (hanh!) Don't talk about it, (hanh!) 'Bout it, if you do I'll die. (hanh!)
2 Wake up in the mornin', Lawd, between four an' five, Lawd, pick an' shovel, hammer right by my side.
3 Little bit o' cabbage, yellow-belly beans, Little more corn bread, buddy, than I ever seen.
4 Some on the right o' way, buddy, some on the farm, Some in the buildin', Lawdy, an' some gone home.
5 I used to be a bully, bully, jes7 like you,
But you see what bulPin', Lawdy, has brought me to.
Chorus 2:
Now don't talk about it, (hanh!) 'Bout it, if you do I'll cry. (hanh!) Don't crowd aroun' me, (hanh!) 'Roun me, if you do I'll die. (hanh!)
* A tree-chopping song. The explosive "hanh!" comes with the ax-strokes. |
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