Furry Lewis — Big Chief Blues lyrics

Lyrics

I’m going away baby: take me seven long months to ride
January February: March April May June July
I was three years old: when my poor mother died
If you mistreat me: mistreat a motherless child
I dreamt last night: the whole round world was mine
Wasn’t nothing at all: but my good girl jumping down
She put carbolic in my coffee: turpentine in my tea
Strychnine in my biscuits: Lord but she didn’t hurt me Baby when I marry: going to marry an Indian squaw
Big chief Lord: be my daddy‑in‑law