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Army Blues 3:06 Trk 17 |
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Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White) |
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Unknown personnel |
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Recorded: 1963 Memphis, Tennessee |
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When Uncle Sam take all your men |
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And boys to war |
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I'm 'onna be just like a coon |
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When Uncle Sam take all your men |
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And boys to war |
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Boys, I'm 'onna be just like a coon |
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Ev'ry mornin' before the moon go down |
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I won't start a-tappin 'fore around I roam |
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Uncle Sam leave me alone |
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I got to watch these pretty women |
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While the other men is gone |
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Uncle Sam leave me alone |
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I got to watch these pretty women |
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While the other men is gone |
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Now, it's one thing I will do, Uncle Sam |
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I'll write you when one of these women |
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Treat me wrong |
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I don't want none a-these women |
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Start to fuss an fightin' over me |
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'Cause, you know Uncle Sam |
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Believe Bukka goin' behind |
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Don't you women start to fussin' |
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And fightin' over me |
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'Cause Uncle Sam believe |
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Bukka goin' behind |
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If I don't get around to the women |
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In the daytime |
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Old Bukka will be 'round 'fore the sun go down |
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Babe, I don't want ya'all women |
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Start a-fussin' an fight |
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Don't start a-fussin', an fightin' over me |
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I don't want none-a you women start to fussin' |
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Fightin' over me |
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All I want you to do is let me take my time |
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Meet me uptown on a Friday or Saturday, baby |
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I be trampin' on later at Piney down |
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I think I'm gon' have to write Uncle Sam |
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Tell him to send me one or two more men |
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Back behind |
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I think I'm gonna have to start to writin' |
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Uncle Sam |
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Tell him to send one or two more men |
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Back behind |
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I done got to the place |
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I done got to the place, baby |
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I can't even make it around |
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Befo' the sun go down |
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Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam |
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Uncle Sam's train be on the track |
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Early time |
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Uncle Sam's train, Uncle Sam's train |
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Come in early in the mornin' |
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It will be on the track |
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I want you women to go down there |
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Into Union Station in the mo'nin |
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Make like you be in mournin' |
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Be glad when they gone! |
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