Slight variations appear in the Skip James Blues Collection (Hal Leonard): I've been to the nation, and I've been to the territo(ry) I've been to the nation, and I've been to the territo' And I'm a hard luck child, catch the devil ev'rywhere I go He work, I've said, on a long old a-lonesome road He work, I said, way out on a long old lonesome road I'm got to leave from here, gonna catch the first train that blow She used to b mine, but look who's got her now She used to b mine, but look who's got her now And he sure can't keep her, she don't mean him no good no how Now I believe to my soul I'm mama('s) bad luck child Now I believe to my soul I am mama's bad luck child Ad if I wasn't, these women would run me wild -Chris
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