LYR ADD: Framer's Blues

Well I'm going to the river, stand there by myself,
Said I'm going to the river baby, stand there by myself,
Said I'm going to the river babe cause (I) don't want nobody else.

Said if it weren't for my mother, *been this girl I love
Said if it weren't for my mother, baby, been this girl I love,
Give my body to the fishes, soul to (the) Lord above.             *onliest girl I love.

Said my Mama fuss at me when I young and wild
Said my Mama fuss at me when I young and wild
Well you oughta consider Ma, (Lord,) you done been a child.

Well I ain't gonna marry baby, I swear I ain't (gonna) settle down
Well I ain't gonna marry baby, I swear I ain't (gonna) settle down
So I'll stay round here baby and I (cain't turn) these good brown down.

[changes from standard blues here]
Said these blue gonna kill me baby, and ah, take my measure, smiling down Lord
Blue gonna kill me baby take my measure down
Said these blue gonna kill me baby take my measure down.

Ain't (no) change in the ocean, (no) change in the deep blue sea.
Ain't (no) change in the ocean, (no) change in the deep blue sea,
Say you take me back baby find no change in me.

Said I follow my rider baby to the burying ground,
Said I follow my rider baby to the burying ground,
Say easy preacher, let her boy down.

In this transcription, I've added words in parenthesis to make the lyrics clearer. For example when Eli means to sing, "Ain't no change in the ocean," the no is barely audible and left out completely before "change in the deep blue sea."

Richie