Washboard Blues
Barbara Lea, Bob Dorough & Dick Sudhalter
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33829
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CARMICHAEL, MILLS, CALLAHAN
Lyrics English
Mornin’ comes with cloudy skies and rain Ma po back is broke with pain My man’s sleepin’, I’se ascrubbin’, chillin’, weepin’ I’se arubbin’, Pains acreepin’, clothes atubbin’ All day long. Up to dat washin’ soap And down to dat wattah onct mo’ Head down low—head low— Up to dat washin’ soap And down to dat wattah wance mo’ Po’ hans go—oh Lordy. So weary of scrubbin’, days dreary— So weary of tubbin’ dem clothes, Up to de washin soap— Down to dat wattah wance mo’. Wash Board Blues. Never git me gon from heah— Srubbin’ dirty clothes all yeah— Dem clothes, dem muckety clothes Dem raggedy clothes, dem grimey clothes, that's all I know Up and down, back and forth, all year long Oh Lordy, won’t you hear my song, hear my song. Washin’ in a shanty on de shore The river swingin on by de door Heah dat river—lowly callin’ I’se ashivah—nights afallin’ Heah dat river lowly moanin’—moanin’ low. I agoin’ to dat river Goin’ down to dat river some day Hurry day—hurry day—hurry day—hurry I agoin’ to dat river— Goin’ down to dat river someday— Thro mahself—ma po self—self away— Oh Lordy Mus’ akeep scrubbin’—mus’ akeep tubbin’—mus’ akeep drubbin’--mus' akeep tubbin Them ole dirty clothes— But I’m goin’ to dat river— Goin’ down to dat river some day Hurry day—hurry day—hurry day—hurry.
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