Hey! Lawdy Mama - The France Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Have you ever took a trip, babe, on the Mobile line? Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout the Mobile line That's the road to ride, baby, ease your trouble in mind [Verse 2] Well I got a letter, babe, this the way it read Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout the way it read "Come home, come home, baby girl you love is dead" [Verse 3] Well I pack my suitcase, bundle up my clothes Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout bundle up the clothes When I got there, she's layin' on a coolin' board [Verse 4] Well they took my baby, honey, to the buryin' ground Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout the buryin' ground You oughta heard me hollerin' when they let her down [Verse 5] Well there's two black horses standin' on the buryin' ground [They'll a-turn around, then babe, they?] run on down [Verse 6] When you go to heaven, gonna, babe, gonna stop by France Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout stop by France Gonna stop by there just to give these girls a chance [Verse 7] Baby, when I die, don't bury dad at all Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout bury dad at all Well pickle daddy's bones, baby, in alkyhol [Verse 8] Well the boat's up the river, babe, and she won't come down Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout she won't come down Well I believe to my soul that the boat is water bound [Verse 9] Baby, when I die, put daddy's picture in a frame Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout a-in a frame So when daddy's gone, you can see him just the same [Verse 10] Hello heaven, daddy want to use your telephone Hey Lawdy mama mama, hey Lawdy papa papa, hollerin' 'bout the telephone Sweet talk your daddy anytime when he's gone