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