High Sheriff Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Get in trouble at Belzoni There ain't no use a screamin' and cryin' Get in trouble in Belzoni There ain't no use a screamin' and cryin' Mr. Will will take you back To Belzoni jail house flyin' [Verse 2] Le' me tell you folksies How he treated me Le' me tell you folksies How he treated me An' he put me in a cellar Just as dark as it could be [Verse 3] There I laid one evenin' Mr. Purvis was standin' 'round There I laid one evenin' Mr. Purvis was standin' 'round Mr. Purvis told Mr. Will To let poor Charley down [Verse 4] It takes booze and blues Lord, to carry me through Takes booze and blues Lord, to carry me through But it did seem like years In a jail house where there is no boo' [Verse 5] I got up one mornin' Feelin' awe, hmm I got up one mornin' Feelin' mighty bad, hmm An' it might not a been Them Belzoni jail I had (Blues I had, boys) [Verse 6] While I was in trouble Ain't no use a screamin' When I was in prison It ain't no use a screamin and cryin' Mr. Purvis the onliest man Could ease that pain of mine