Huddie Ledbetter - Matchbox Blues lyrics

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Matchbox Blues Trk 6

Huddy Ledbetter

Recorded NY Feb 5, 1935

Album: The Essentials Disc 1 Track 6

Allegro Music Classic Blues CBL 200003

Compilation for set from Document Records by Gary Atkinson

produced by Paul Swinton (Document Records).

Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com

Now, this man had a wife

And she thought she hasn't gotten

Ev' dollar that he had

But she was mistakin!

He had lots of money when he married her

But he's sittin' with his head hung down

She walk by an says

'Daddy' says, 'What's the matter with you?'

And here what he told his wife

He said, 'Down here wonderin'

Would a matchbox hold my clothes?

He said, 'Down you're wonderin'

Would a matchbox hold my clothes?

He said, 'Down here wonderin'

Would a matchbox hold my clothes?

She says, 'Daddy, don't be worried like that!'

An he walk back tell her again

Y'all, what he tol' that gal

'I don't wanna be bother

No big trunk on my do'

I don't wanna be by

No big trunk on my do'

Don't wanna be by no

Big trunk on my do'

He sit down and 'gin to think

He said, 'I'm goin' out to my friend's house

An' see what would he do

When his wife packin' up her trunk?

He goes to his friends

Ya'll, here what he said

'Now, what would you do

Baby packin' up her trunk?'

'What would you do

When yo' baby packin' up her trunk?'

'What would you do

When your gal's packin' up her trunk?'

Here's the best advise his friend could give 'em

Get ya half a gallon whiskey

An get on you a big drunk

Get you a half a gallon a whiskey

And get on you a big drunk

Get you a half a gallon a whiskey

And get on you a big drunk

(guitar)

She goes on back, again

An she looks at him

'Lord, have mercy on me

Oh Lord, Lord, have mercy on me

Oh Lord, Lord, have mercy on me'.

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