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Blues Lyrics - Son House
Country Farm Blues
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lyrics by
Eddie James "Son" House, Jr.
, music by Blind lemon Jefferon
recording of 19
from XTRA 1080 (Folkways Records),
Down South, when you do anything, that's wrong
Down South, when you do anything, that's wrong
Down South, when you do anything, that's wrong
They'll sure put you down on the country farm
Put you down under a man they call "
Captain
Jack"
Put you under a man called "Captain Jack"
Put you under a man they call "Captain Jack"
He'' sure write his name up and down your back
Put you down in a ditch with a great long spade
Put you down in a ditch with a great long spade
Put you down in a ditch with a great long spade
Wish to God that you hadn't never been made
On a Sunday the boys be lookin' sad
On a Sunday the boys'll be lookin' sad
On a Sunday the boys be lookin' sad
Just wonderin' about how much time they had
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Note: the melody of this song is from the tune "Two White Horses";
Note 1: country farm, a prison farm;
Note 2: time left to serve in prison.
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