Blind Lemon Jefferson — Wartime Blues lyrics

Lyrics

There’s a brown across town: and she’s taller as a sycamore tree
That’s the gal’d walk through the rain and snow: for to ease that thing on me Brownskin girl is deceitful: till she gets you all worn
down
She get all your pocket change: she going drive you from
her town
Went home last night: found a note in my brownskin’s
door
Daddy *stay long* has got your room: man you can’t live
here no more
I: walked till my feet got soaking wet
Trying to find good home mama: man I ain’t found none
yet
Well the sun’s going to shine: in my back door some day
Ah it’s one more drink: going to drive these blues away
Lord it’s heavy‑hipped mama: and the meat shakes on the
bone
Every time it shakes: it’s a sign my baby’s home