If she don't let my oozler be
They're gonna have to lay a LILY on me
[referring to the old custom of laying out a dead man with a lily on his chest]

The Wills version omits the verse about lawyers/preachers, and I believe also the pair about old maids, but otherwise the lyrics are the same as in the Cox and Hobbs. I doubt this was written by the Delmore Bros, though it is a spinoff from "Browns Ferry Blues." It's dirtier than anything Alton Delmore ever put his name on.

This is a pretty quick instance of covering, since the Cox and Hobbs record was issued near the end of May 1937, while the Wills recording was made on 9 June 1937. Maybe Tommy just didn't have time to learn those other 2 verses? (Actually, making room for take off solos is the reason for abridging the song in the Wills take.)

The only other hillbilly "oozin'" song I can recall offhand is Jimmie Tarlton's "Ooze Up to Me," one of his best performances, though his lyrics are difficult to understand. It derives from "Papa's Getting Hot" by Bill and Slim (Big Bill and Frank Brasswell), though the Tarlton performance is a lot more spirited. Unfortunately Tarlton's lyrics aren't a direct lift from the Bill and Slim track, which is quite easy to understand.