Army Blues Trk 17 Bukka (Booker T. Washington White) Unknown Recorded: 1963 Memphis, [email protected]
When Uncle Sam all your men And to war I'm 'onna be just like a When Sam take all your men And to war Boys, I'm be just like a coon Ev'ry mornin' the moon go down I won't start a-tappin around I roam
Uncle Sam me alone I got to watch these pretty While the other men is Sam leave me alone I got to watch these women the other men is gone Now, it's one I will do, Uncle Sam I'll write you when one of these Treat me
I don't want none women to fuss an fightin' over me 'Cause, you Uncle Sam Bukka goin' behind Don't you start to fussin' And over me Uncle Sam believe Bukka behind If I get around to the women In the Old Bukka will be 'round 'fore the sun go
Babe, I don't ya'all women Start a-fussin' an Don't a-fussin', an fightin' over me I don't want none-a you women start to Fightin' me All I want you to do is let me take my me uptown on a Friday or Saturday, baby I be trampin' on later at Piney
I think I'm gon' have to write Sam him to send me one or two more men back I think I'm gonna have to to writin' Sam Tell him to one or two more men back I done got to the I got to the place, baby I even make it around the sun go down
Uncle Sam, Sam Sam's train be on the track early Sam's train, Uncle Sam's train Come in early in the It will be on the I want you women to go there Into Union in the mo'nin like you be in mournin' Be glad when gone!
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