Match Box Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Up on the river, mama, walk down by the sea
Up on the river, mama, walk down by the sea
I got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me

Standing here wonderin' will a matchbox hold my clothes
Standing here wonderin' will a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go

Lord, Lord, who may your manager be?
Hey, mama, who may your manager be?
Reason I ask so many questions, can't you make *aquaintance* with me?

I wouldn'y mind marryin', but I can't stand settlin' down
Don't mind marryin', oooh, but Lord, settlin' down
Gonna act like a preacher so I can ride from town to town

Well, I'm leavin' town, cryin' won't make me stay
Leavin' town, cryin' won't make me stay
baby, the more you cry, the farther you drive me away

One Dime Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

I'm broke and I ain't got a dime
I'm broke and I ain't got a dime
I'm broke and I ain't got a dime
Ev'rybody gets in hard luck sometime

You want your friend to be bad like Jesse James?
You want your friend to be bad like Jesse James?
You want your friend to be bad like Jesse James?
Just give 'm a six shooter and highway some passenger train

Rabbit Foot Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blues jumped a rabbit and he ran a solid mile,
Blues jumped a rabbit and he ran a solid mile,
The rabbit sat down and cried just like a little child

Well, it seem like you're hungry, why don't you come and lunch with me?
Well, it seem like you're hungry, why don't you come and lunch with me?
I'm gonna stop these married lookin' wimmen from worryin' me.

I have Uneeda biscuits and a half a pint of gin,
I have Uneeda biscuits and a half a pint of gin,
This gin is mighty fine, them biscuits is a little too thin.

Baby, tell me something about meatless and wheatless days,
Baby, tell me something about meatless and wheatless days,
This not being my home, I don't think I should stay.

Well, I cried for flour; meat, I declare, was gone.
Well, I cried for flour; meat, I declare, was gone.
People feed me corn bread, I just can't stick around home.

Got a knapstack, baby, and I'm gonna get a submarine,
Got a knapstack, baby, and I'm gonna get a submarine,
Gonna get that Kaiser by 1917.