MATCH BOX BLUES
(Blind Lemon Jefferson)

Up on the river, mama, walk down by the sea
Up on the river walk down by the sea
I got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me

Standing here wonderin' will a matchbox hold my clothes
Standing here wonderin' will a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go.

Lord, lord, who may your manager be?
Hey mama, who may your manager be?
Reason I ask so many questions, can't you make aquaintance with me?

I wouldn't mind marryin', but I can't stand to settle down.
Don't mind marryin', oooh, but Lord, settlin' down
Gonna act like a preacher so I can ride from town to town

Well I'm leavin' town, cryin' won't make me stay
Leavin' town, cryin' won't make me stay
Baby the more you cry, the farther you drive me away

This is all I have for "One Dime Blues":

I'm broke and I ain't got a dime (3x)
Everybody gets in hard luck sometime

You want your friend to be bad like Jesse James? (3x)
Just give'm a six shooter and highway some passenger train.