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