Lead Belly

Whooa! Ain't goin' down Ain't goin' down ooh mama to de well no mo' It's a true believer, Whooa! Ain't goin' down Ain't goin' down ooh mama to de well no mo' If I ever get sick boy, to petty stedder, whoooa! Ain't goin' down, ain't goin' down Oh mama to de wel...

Ain't it a shame to go fishin on a Sunday Ain't it a shame Ain't it a shame to go fishin on a Sunday Ain't it a shame Ain't it a shame to go fishin on a Sunday When you got Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Oh Thursday, Friday, Saturday Ain't it a shame Ain't it a sh...

I'm Alabama bound I'm Alabama bound And if the train don't stop and turn around I'm Alabama bound Oh, don't you leave me here Oh, don't you leave me here But if you must go anyhow Just leave a dime for beer Oh don't you be like me Oh don't you be like me...

Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam) Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam) Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam) The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam) She said, "i'm worryin' outta mind" (bam-ba-lam) The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam) I said oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)...

Now, he jumped on the Pea This is a man, he's seventy-five years old and leaves home When he leaves home he stay away three long years Then he come a-rackin back And while he was gone he had two little chillen Lil boy an a lil girl, wife at home Wife lies do...

You got to bottle it up and go Well, you got to bottle it up and go Yes, them high-powered women Sure got to bottle it up and go Well, mama killed a chicken She thought it was a duck She put him on the table With his legs stickin' up You got to bottle it up...

Won't you bring a little water Sylvie Won't you bring a little water now Won't you bring a little water Sylvie Lord, ev'ry little once in a while Well do you love me Sylvie Oh do you love me now Oh do you love me Sylvie Yeah! ev'ry little once in a while Wel...

Have you got you a bull cow Feed him morning grass Have you got you a bull cow Feed him morning grass Cause when them heifers come around Enjoy, yas, yas, yas If you got you a bull cow Feed 'em and they go If you got you a bull cow Feed 'em then they go But w...

Bury me beneath the willow 'Neath that weeping willow tree When she comes she'll find me sleeping Then perhaps she'll think of me It's many a night while you're sleeping Sleeping in your sleeping clothes I'm a poor boy, broken hearted Listenin' to the wind th...

(hums) And it's Hey Hey Hey See me Coming, put your man outdoors, See me Coming, put your man outdoors, Hey Hey Hey Easy Rider, See What you done done Easy Rider, See What you done done Easy Rider, See What you done done Hey Hey Hey (guitar and stomp) Hey H...

Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head like wine You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl And you nearly spoiled this life of mine Love, oh love, oh careless love In your clutches of desire You've made me break a many true vow Then you...

Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town Chicago, Chicago, I'll show you around Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago Chicago, the town that *Mart Faye* could not shut down On State Street, that great street I just want to say They do things tha...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Helps to make the season bright, yeah Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Wi...

When i was a little bitty baby My mother would rock me in the cradle, In them old cotton fields back home; When i was a little bitty baby My mother would rock me in the cradle, In them old cotton fields back home; Oh, when them cotton bolls get rotten...

Those who dance and romance while they dance They seem so happy and gay Though they sing and they swing as they sway Somehow I can't feel that way For I'm dancing with tears in my eyes 'Cause the boy/girl in my arms isn't you Dancing with somebody new When it...

Delia, Delia, how can it be? You love that old rounder, but you don't love me Well, that's one more rounder gone Delia, Delia sitting all around Some of your old rounders gonna pay my way back home Sitting on the housetop, high as I can see You love that old r...

Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, little star Up comes Brady in a 'lectric car Got a mean look all 'round his eye Gonna shoot somebody jus' to see them die Duncan, Duncan was tending the bar In walked Brady with a shining star And Brady says, "Duncan you are under ar...

Bill Martin he was long an' slender, Better known by bein' a bartender. Bill Martin he was long an' slender, Better known by bein' a bartender. Bill Martin he was a man whut had a very small hand He worked ev'y night at de coffee stand. Bill Martin he was a m...

Frankie was a good woman, As everybody knows, She did all the work around the house And pressed her Albert's clothes. He was her man, but he done her wrong. Albert was a yeller man, Coal-black curly hair. Everybody up in St. Louis Thought he was a millionaire...

Father, did you bring me the silver Father, did you bring me the gold? What did you bring me, dear father Keep me from the gallows pole? Yeah, what did you? Yeah, what did you? What did you bring me, keep me from the gallows pole? Spoken: In olden times year...

Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll guestyou in my dream I asked your mother for you She told me that you was too young I wish the Lord I'd never, never seen your face I’m sorry that your’ve all was born Irene goodnight Irene...

In nineteen hundred and thirty two Honorable Governor O.K. Allen, I'm pleading to you. I left my wife wringing her hands and crying, "Honorable Governor O.K. Allen, save that man of mine." And the Honorable Manager Himes looked over the pen, Told Governor O.K....

Version 1 Well, las' Monday mornin', Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Well, las' Monday mornin', Lawd, Lawd, Lawd My daddy went a-huntin' Well, he carried along his zulu1 Well, along come a grey goose Well, he throwed it to his shoulder, An' he ram his hammer' way back Wel...

[Verse 1] Sometimes I think of all the places I don't wanna go Then I think of all the things that I never wanna do Think of all the people that I don't wanna meet I close my eyes and go to sleep [Verse 2] Tully, baby, you're trapped behind your golden bars I...

Ha ha this-a way, Ha ha that-a way, Ha ha this-a way, Man oh man. When I was a little boy, little boy, little boy, When I was a little boy 12 years old. Papa went and left me, left me, Papa went and left me so I was told. Ha ha this-a way, Ha ha that-a way,...

Baby, how long Baby how long Have that ev'nin train been gone Baby, how long, how long, baby how long, how long Heard the whistle blowin' Can't see no train Way down in my heart I feel that achin' pain Baby how long, how long, how long Down by the station Wi...

When your good gal done quit ya And the sun is going down You sit down in your swing And then you're gonna sing In the evening, in the evening Baby, when the sun goes down In the evening, baby when the sun goes down Well, ain't it lonesome, man ain't happy, S...

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I would shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, where will you go I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in t...

Oh it's tight like that Whoo!, tight like that Whoo! In sum deed , oh it's tight like that Oh it's tight like that Whoo! tight like that Whoo! In some deed* oh it's tight like that You take Sal and I'll take Jane They both good lookin', but they ain't the s...

John Hardy he was a desperate little man he carried two guns every day he shot a man on the west virginia line might have seen John Hardy getting away poor boy might have seen John Hardy getting away John Hardy went up upon that freestone bridge there he thou...

Jumpin' Judy, Jumpin' Judy Jumpin' Judy, Jumpin' Judy Jumpin' Judy, Jumpin' Judy All over this world, all over this world Well you kick and stomp and beat me Well you kick and stomp and beat me Well you kick and stomp and beat me Tha's all I know, thats all I...

Keep your hands off, keep your hands off her Keep your hands off her, keep your hands off her Keep your hands off her, you know what I said You know she don't belong to you She's a heavy-hipped1 mama, she's go the great big legs She's a heavy-hipped mama, she'...

Laura is the face in the misted light Footsteps that you hear down the hall The love that floats on a summer night That you can never quite recall Have you seen Laura on the train that is passing through Those eyes, how familiar they seem She gave your very f...

Let it shine on me let it shine on me let your light from the lighthouse shine on me Let it shine on me let it shine on me let your light from the lighthouse shine on me 

Oh boys, is you right? Done got right! All I hate 'bout linin' track These ol' bars 'bout to break my back Oh boys, can't you line 'em, Jack-a Jack-a Oh boys, can't you line 'em, Jack-a Jack-a Oh boys, can't you line 'em, Jack-a Jack-a See Eloise go linin' tr...

John Henry was about three days old, Sittin' on his papa's knee. He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel; Said, "Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord. Hammer's gonna be the death of me." The captain said to John Henry "Gonna bring that steam...

Now, this man had a wife And she thought she hasn't gotten Ev' dollar that he had But she was mistakin! He had lots of money when he married her But he's sittin' with his head hung down She walk by an says 'Daddy' says, 'What's the matter with you?' And here...

The meeting at the building will soon be over Soon be over, soon be over The meeting at the building will soon be over all over this world All over this world, all over this world The meeting at the building will soon be over all over this world The preaching...

Hiltler started out in 1932 Hiltler started out in 1932 When he started out, he took the homes from the Jews We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down someday. We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring...

I had a little woman workin' on that National Defense I had a little woman workin' on that National Defense That woman got to the place, where act like she did not have no sense Just because she was workin', makin' so much dough Just because she was workin', m...

i'm in new york city i'm gonna lower my line new york city is a high timin' new york city! woo! ain't that a city new york city, baby, you've gotta know my line! there's one thing folks i'd ask you to do catch a busride ride up fifth avenue new york city! woo...

On a Monday, I was arrested On a Tuesday, I was locked up in jail On a Wednesday, my trial was attested On a Thursday, nobody would go my bail Almost done, I'm almost done, almost done And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail Take these stripes,...

Jump down, turn around, pick a bail of cotton. Jump down, turn around, pick a bail a day. Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton. Oh lordy, pick a bail a day Me and my wife, we pick a bail of cotton. Me and my wife, we pick a bail a day. Oh lordy, pick a bail of c...

Come here, let me tell you something that you ought (to) know] Omecay erehay, etlay emay elltay ouyay omethingsay atthay ouyay oughtway (otay) owknay 

Just look here mama Don't pick pig meat the way you do Don't pick pig meat the way you do Don't believe it's pig meat Ask anybody in the neighborhood Don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won't regret Don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won't regret...

Poor Howard's dead and gone, left me here to sing his song Poor Howard's dead and gone, left me here to sing his song Poor Howard had a wife and she nagged him all his life So he used his butcher knife---like I said he had a wife Now poor Howard's dead and g...

I told her no! Baby you know I don't wanna go Justine I ain't goin' Down to no Red Cross store She come down Justine, tell me I wanna talk with you in just a little while Ain't you goin' down and fight for your wife and child? She come down here and she shoo...

Red Bird soon in the morning, Red Bird soon in the morning. Red Bird soon in the morning, Red Bird soon in the morning. Red Bird, Red Bird soon in the morning, Red Bird, Red Bird soon in the morning. Red Bird, Red Bird soon in the morning, Red Bird, Red Bird s...

Relax your mind Relax your mind Ooh, it'll make you live a great long time Sometimes you've got to relax your mind. When the light turns green Ooh push down on your gasoline One time you've got to relax your mind. When the light turns red Ooh, shove your bre...

Oh, Roberta tell me how long, how long Oh, Roberta tell me how long, how long Are you gonna keep me down here, baby Singing this same ol' song I'm down on the river Sitting down on the ground I'm down on the river Sitting down on the ground I'm gonna stay rig...

Cat's in the cupboard and she can't find me Oh the Rock Island Line is a mighty fine line Oh the Rock Island Line is the road to ride If you want to ride, you gotta ride it like you're flyin' Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line Maybe I'm ri...

My gal gon' sail To some foreign distant land My gal gon' sail To some foreign distant land An' I'm gon' be Some other woman's man Said on, sail on, little girl, sail on Go on, sail on, little girl, sail on You gon' keep on sailin' Till you lose yo' happy ho...

Well-a Shorty George, he ain't no friend of mine Well-a Shorty George, he ain't no friend of mine He's taken all the women and left the men behind Well-a Shorty George, he done been here and gone Yes, Shorty George, he done been here and gone Lord he left man...

I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate to see that evening sun go down Cause my baby, he's gone left this town Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way St. Louis woman with...

You gallant sportsmen all, come listen to my story Its of the bold Skewball, that noble racin' pony Oh, the marvel was the man, who brought bold Skewball over He's the diamond of the land and he rolls about in clover The horses where brought out, with saddle...

Take a whiff on me Take a whiff on me An ev'rybody takes a whiff on me An-a-ho-oh, baby take a whiff on me When I'm married Gonna call me a lie Gotta a whiff for my baby That she can't get higher And-a ho-oh, baby take a whiff on me When I'm married...

Take this hammer, carry it to the captain Take this hammer, carry it to the captain Take this hammer, carry it to the captain Tell him I'm gone Tell him I'm gone If he asks you was I runnin' If he asks you was I runnin' If he asks you was I runnin' Tell him I...

Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care, Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care, My mastas gone away Rod-a, he ride him and he jumped a ditch, He ride-a, he rode him, and the pony did pitch The pony, he felt a little bit shy, ‘Cau...

you can talk about the latest the latest of your own these boll weevils they will rob you of a home they are looking for a home they are looking for a home the first time I seen a boll weevil he was sitting on the square the next time I seen a boll wee...

Me and my wife went all over town And everywhere we went people turned us down Lord, in a bourgeois town It's a bourgeois town I got the bourgeois blues Gonna spread the news all around Well, me and my wife we were standing upstairs We heard the white man say...

Yonder come Miss Rosie, how in the world do you know Well I know by the apron and the dress she wore Well an umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand Well I'm gonna ask the governor, he turn a-lose a-my man Let the midnight special, shine the ligh...

Go to Alabama and ya better watch out The landlord'll get ya, gonna jump and shout Scottsboro Scottsboro Scottsboro boys Tell ya what it all about Go to Alabama and ya better watch out The landlord'll get ya, gonna jump and shout Scottsboro Scottsboro Scottsb...

Captain Smith, when he got his load Mighta heared him holl'in', All aboa'd Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. Jack Johnson wanted to ge on boa'd; Captain Smith hollered, "I ain' haulin' no coal." Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. It was midn...

They hung him on a cross They hung him on a cross They hung him on a cross for me One day I was lost They hung him on a cross They hung him on a cross for me They whooped him up the hill They whooped him up the hill They whooped him up the hill for me He ne...

When I was a cowboy Out on the western plains When I was a cowboy Out on the western plains I made a half a million Pullin' on the bridle reins Come a ki-ki--yicky Cow, ki-yicky-yicky-yeah I went to my girl's house She's sittin' d'ere alone Went to my girl's...

You don't know my, don't know me, You don't know my mind, hey daddy, You don't know me, you don't know my mind, When you see me laughin', I'm laughin' just to keep from cryin'. You don't know my, don't know me, You don't know my way, hey papa, You don't know...

There been slow, but there been sure, Hallelu, Hallelu There been slow, but there been sure!, Hallelu!, Hallelu! There been slow, but there been sure, When they come, come body, my soul Then you must have that true religion, Hallelu, Hallelu Then you must hav...