Skip James - Look Down The Road Lyrics
Look Down The Road 3:16 Trk 17Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' JamesSkip James - vocal and pianoAlbum: Blues From The DeltaFrom Vanguard 'Today!' album 1966VSD 79219Vanguard Records CD 96517-2 1998Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.comNote: hyphen=word unsungLook down the road'Fer as my eyes could seeHey-hey, yeah'Fer as my eyes could seeAnd I couldn't see nothin'Looked like mine, to meI don't want no womanStay out all night longYeah, hey-hey-heyShe stay out all night longI don't want no womanDon't know right from wrongI wouldn't have a roosterHe won't crow 'fore dayYeah, hey-hey-heyHe won't crow 'fore dayI wouldn't have a henWon't cackle when she layI don't want no womanGot hair like drops a-rainHey-hey-heyGot hair like drops a-rainBoy, you know this a shameIt's a pity an a cryin' shame(guitar)I ain't gon' no hollerComin' the road you're down'Hey, hey-hey-heyComin' on the road you're downI'm gon' stand right here, 'till myMustache drag the groundMama, lowPapa, saw her and soHey-hey-hey-heyPapa, saw her an s-She walk like my babyBut she comin' too slowThat's the reasonI look down the road'Fer as my eyes could seeHey-hey-hey-hey'Fer as my eyes could -Then I couldn't see nothin'Looked like mine, to me.~
