Poor Howard (Huddie Ledbetter) Poor Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Poor Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Poor Howard's dead and gone Poor Howard's dead and gone Poor Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Who's been here since I've been gone? Pretty little girl with a red dress on (repeat twice) Who's been here since I've been gone? Great big man with a derby on.. (repeat twice) Source Folksinger's Wordbook 1973 Attributed to "Huddie Ledbetter" (Leadbelly), copyright Folkways, 1936
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