Church Bells Blues
 

Children's in the pulpit : mama trying to learn the Psalms
Now that lowdown dirty deacon : done stole my gal and gone

Woke up this morning : the family had the weary blues
Poked my head over in the corner : poor grandmammy had them too

I did more for you woman : than the good Lord had ever done
Went out town bought you good hair : and the Lord hadn't give you none

You don't like your daddy : you got no right to carrying a stole
Hand me back that wig I bought you : mama let your doggone head go bald

But then I promised the good Lord : partner not to dig no coal
I'm going to hang around the country : and try to sell some jellyroll

Some men is crave for yellow women : some men like the teasing brown
I'm a stranger in town mama : figuring on going the whole way down

She squawk about my supper : she kicked me outdoors
She had a nerve to ask me : would a matchbox hold my clothes