THE CODWALLOP BLUES

I woke up this mornin'
Went out an' walloped me a cod
I said I woke up this mornin'
Went out an' walloped me a cod
Well he turned around an' asked me
How come I walloped him so hard

I said it's 'cause yo're ugly
Yo're jus' as ugly as can be
You know I said it's 'cause yo're ugly
Yo're jus' as ugly as can be
Yo're as ugly as that woman
Who went an' made a fool of me

Well I walloped him wif my left hand
An' I walloped him wif my right
I said I walloped him wif my left hand
An' then I walloped him wif my right
I started wallopin' in th' mornin'
An' I was still wallopin' late that night

I got the codwallop blues
An', Lord, they jus' won' let me be
I got them ol' codwallop blues
An', Lord, they jus' won' let me be
When you start wallopin' yore cod
It's awful hard to stop, you see


As recorded by The Deaf Boys of Floribama on their album "Speak Up!", 1927, Puce Possum Records