I've been frustrated looking for the lyrics to this song for a while.
I remember Josh White singing it in the early '50s.
I had remembered about half of it and had not sung it for close to 40 years and tried all my friends and relati9ves who might know the words.
Then I decided to go to the source: Pete!

He write back in three days! A form letter with a personal note added telling me just where to find it -- with Bernie Asbell's name attached.

Just a footnote . . it's still all here, I'm saying, pointing to my head.