Mr Tom Hughes’ Town (236-B-3)

Lyrics

Hear this song I composed 'bout Mr Hughes's town Better known as Shreveport, Louisiana My mama didn't want me to go to Tom Hughes's town But I wanted to go all my life She said something might happen to me And I wanted to go down on Fannin Street You couldn't go down there with long short pants on You had to put on long pants And she wouldn't know where I was going But I stepped outdoors And here's what I said to my mama Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down by Mr. Tom Hughes' town When I walked out Mama run and caught me by the arm My mama told me She said, "Women in Shreveport Gonna be the death of you" I told my mama "Mama, you don't know Women in Shreveport kill me Why don't you let me go?" She went away from me crying With her hands behind her I go to my mama and I fall down on my knees Hear what I told my mama You're my mama, down on my knees Crying "Oh Lordy mama, will you forgive me please" I wanted my mama to know What side of the town I was running on So you wouldn't be worried About me when I leave home I got a woman [?] She been sitting down [?] She come in at nine, I give her advice Been sitting down gambling with Buffalo Bill [?] She fell over and she come crying Hear what she said This here's the last verse I want everybody to know composed this song So you know what to tell them when I'm gone Anybody that ask you who composed this song Tell them Huddie Ledbetter done it here and gone