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Work Song
03:59
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Work Song
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Because they done convicted me of crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go
I committed crime Lord I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
I left the grocery store man bleeding (breathing?)
When they caught me robbing his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go
I heard the judge say five years
On chain-gang you gonna go
I heard the judge say five years labor
I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!"
Hold it right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Working and working
But I still got so terribly far to go
Gonna see my sweet honey bee
Gonna break this chain off to run
Gonna lay down somewhere shady
Lord I sure am hot in the sun
Hold it right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been Workin' and workin'
But I still got so terribly far to go
Been Workin' and workin'
But I still got so terribly far to go
Been Workin' and workin'
But I still got so terribly far to go
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Early in the Morning
03:12
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Early in the Morning
Early in the morning and I can't get right
Had a little date with my baby last night
And it's early in the morning
I know it's early in the morning
Early in the morning
Hey, I ain't got nothin' but the blues
I went to all the places where we used to go
I went to her house but she don't live there no more
Well it's early in the morning
And I know it's early in the morning, yeah
Early in the morning, yeah
I ain't got nothin' but the blues
I went to her girlfriends house, but she was out
I knocked on her fathers door and he began to shout, "Get away from here boy"
Yes, early in the morning
I know it's early in the morning
Early in the morning, yeah
I ain't got nothin' but the blues
I went to Jenny Looses to get something to eat
The waiter looked at me and said, "Boy, you sure look beat"
Now it's early in the morning
I told 'em it was in the morning, now
Yeah, early in the morning
Yeah, I ain't got nothin' but the blues
I had a lot of money when I started out
Can't find my baby now my money run out, now
Yeah, early in the morning
Whoa, it's early in the morning
Yeah, early in the morning
Yeah, I ain't got nothin' but the blues
Yeah, early in the morning
I ain't got nothin' but the blues, now
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I Love The Life I Live
03:14
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I Love the Life I Live
See you watching me like a hawk
I don't mind the way you talk
But if you touch me somethin's got to give
I life the life I love and I love the life I live
So if you see me and think I'm wrong
Don't worry 'bout me just let me go
My sweet life ain't nothing but a thrill
I life the life I love and I love the life I live
My diamond ring and my money too
Tomorrow night could belong to you
The girls move me at their will
I life the life I love and I love the life I live
I may bet a thousand on a bet this time
One minute later I can't cover your dime
Tomorrow night I might be over the hill
I just want you to know baby the way I feel
You see me walkin' as I pass you by
Don't talk about me 'cause I could be high
Just forgive me if you will
I life the life I love and I love the life I live
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I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
I'm gonna move, way out on the outskirts of town
I'm gonna move, way out on the outskirts of town
Now that's why I don't want nobody
Ooh Lord, baby always hangin' around
I'm gonna tell you baby, we gonna move away from here
I don't want no ice man, I'm gon' buy me a Frigidaire
When I move, way out on the outskirts of town
Now that's why I don't want nobody
Ooh Lord, baby always hangin' around
I'm gon' bring my own groceries, bring them every day
That's gonna stop that grocery boy, I mean it keep him away
When I move, way out on the outskirts of town
Now that's why I don't want nobody
Ooh Lord, baby always hangin' around
It may seem funny, funny as it can be
But if my wife havin' a baby, I want 'em all to look just like me
When I move, way out on the outskirts of town
Now that's why I don't want nobody
Ooh Lord, baby always hangin' around
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I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
Babe, we got to have little talk
I ought to pack up my things an walk
I know a dollar goes hand to hand
Before I let you, go from man to man
I'd rather drink muddy water
Sleep in a hollow log
Work for you just like a Georgia mule
My friends laughed
They called me a fool
Your kisses as sweet as can be
But before I let you make a fool out of me
I'd rather drink muddy water
Sleep in a hollow log
Love you baby but you won't be fair
You don't know how to be on the square
Have your fun baby if you must
But before I have a woman, I cannot trust
I'd rather drink muddy water
Sleep in a hollow log
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6. |
Congo Square
04:49
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Congo Square
Well it might be superstition but some kind of somethin'
Goin' on down there
Well it might be superstition but some kind of somethin'
Goin' on down there
It's an old time tradition when they play their
Drums at night in Congo Square
You can hear 'em in the distance
As the old folks up the bayou say a prayer
You can hear 'em in the distance
As the old folks up the bayou say a prayer
That's when the voodoo people gather
And they play their drums at night in Congo Square
Voodoo People
My eyes were not believin'
What I seen there but I could not turn away
My eyes were not believin'
What I seen there but I could not turn away
They had that mojo in motion
And I seen 'em dance in trance with that snake
Snake dance
Well it might be superstition but some kind of somethin'
Goin' on down there
Well it might be superstition but some kind of somethin'
Goin' on down there
It's an old time tradition when they play their
Drums at night in Congo Square
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The Jackson Four Melbourne, Australia
Australia's Cool Groove Blues, Jazz and Swing Hammond B3 Quartet.
UK Blues Chart Top 20 in 2015.
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