The bluegrass version you heard was probably by The Steep Canyon Rangers. They sing DON'T EASE ME IN on their album "Lovin' Pretty Women."

The following lyrics come from Michael Taft's Blues Anthology. They're supposed to be what Henry Thomas sang, but it looks like Taft had some difficulty transcribing the lyrics, too.

DON'T EASE ME IN
(from Henry Thomas)

CHORUS:
Don't ease, don't you ease, don't you ease me in.
It's all night, Cunningham. Don't ease me in.

1. Sometimes I walk : and sometimes I talk
I love you girl great God : *till my bluebird talk*

2. I beat my girl : with a singletree
??? up *the winter* street mama : have a watch on me

3. I've got a girl : her name is Joan
She leaves here walking running fast : chocolate to the bone

4. I was standing on the corner : talking to my brown
I turned around sweet mama : I was workhouse bound

5. Girl I've got a girl : and she working hard
She got a dress she wear sweet mama : said it's pink and blue

6. She brings me coffee : and she bring me tea
She bring me everything : except the jailhouse key

7. They got a little town man : all the other men too
They got all the women coming down to the man : *I mean in Texas too*