Cave Man Blues

Lyrics

Charlie Nickerson: Say, Son, give me my overhaul jumper there; Give me my overhauls, too Will Shade: Whatchya gonna do with 'em, boy? CN: Boy, I'm going down in the coal mine WS: Coal mine, whatchya gonna do down there? CN: I'm gonna do like the rest of the cave men WS: Rest of the cave men? CN: Yeah; give me my pick and shovel, too WS: Whatchya gonna do with it? CN: I've got to dig when I gets in the mine! WS: Got to dig when you get in the mine? CN: Yeah; and give me my lantern WS: Lantern? Right behind the door CN: Now I'm gonna tell you what the cave men do WS: Let's hear about it [Verse 1] Mister cave man, doggone your caving soul Mister cave man, doggone your caving soul You better quit your bad habits, digging in every dark hole [Verse 2] You cave so much, till you can't keep it hid You cave so much, you can't keep it hid You going to get in the wrong cave like Floyd Collins did [Verse 3] You won't go to the barber, you won't even shave You won't go to the barber, you won't even shave You know a clean-face man don't go in no cave {Jug solo with guitar and violin} Play that thing, boy, play it Listen to old Tee tryna get away Do the jug Cos son ain't got no sense, now how [Verse 4] I'm going in a cave at the sounding of the drums I'm going in a cave at the sounding of the drums And I'll dig and dig till my good gal comes That's them cave man blues!