I combined the lyrics from Spoutnik and 12-stringer, and listened to the recording. Here's my transcription: RED NIGHTGOWN BLUES (Jimmie Davis) We bought the license went to see Parson Brown, Corrine couldn't wait and she throwed me down; Says now Parson don't wait so long, Two more minutes and I'm going wrong. She's comin' through town in a red nightgown, Somebody head Corinne. With two head locks and a sock in the jaw, I said, "Corinne, what's the matter now?" Said, "Papa steady, don't take me so fast, If you take me too fast, sweet mama can't last." She's comin' through town in a red nightgown, Somebody head Corinne. [instrumental break] We went home to settle down, Corinne chased me round and round; Says "Now Papa, don't you run, You're my meat, you son of a gun." She's comin' through town in a red nightgown, Somebody head Corinne. She called in the neighbors to head me off, I made a high dive for the old hayloft; About daybreak, I must say, In the peanut hay sweet mama strayed. She's goin' through town in a red nightgown, Somebody head Corinne. [instrumental break] Well, the goobers flew and the hay went wild, Fireman, fireman, save my child! Never again will I settle down With the girl they call Corinna Brown. She's comin' through town in a red nightgown, Somebody head Corinne. [instrumental to end] from a 1932 Bluebird recording by Jimmie Davis, #B-5699-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrXwcZPqaSs This page says peanut hay was brought to the U.S. from Brazil in 1936. But the recording is from 1932. Maybe "peanut hay" isn't the right word here.
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