Murray asked me to try and figure out the lyrics to this Charley Patton song. It is a version (maybe the original?) of the blues standard "Sittin' on Top of The World." After many listens, this is what I came up with. If anyone else has a different interpretation of Patton's diction (or lack thereof) please post corrections or alternatives.

SOME SUMMER DAY
Charley Patton

In the last of spring, one brown old day
Oh when he left you, he's gone to stay
And now 'at he's gone, Sally don't you worry,
'cause he still has chance number three.

I'm a-goin to th' station, down at the yard,
catch me a freight train, 'cause times got hard,
And now he's gone, Sally don't you worry,
'cause he still has chance number three.

Some gone a month, some gone a year,
Tell me darling, like I care,
And now he's gone, don't you worry,
Because you still have chance number three.

I have been days, I been gone days,
Why should I worry, and cry and pace?
But now he's gone, I don't worry,
'cause he still has chance number three.

I'm goin to th' station, ....
Coal and water won't help you none,
But now he's gone, I don't worry
Because he still has chance number three.

The happy days, they have gone by,
Why should I worry, take careful stride (?)
But now he's gone, I don't worry
Because he still has chance number three.

Some gotta moan, some gotta yell,
Tell me Harry, gotta lifetime gal?
But now he's gone, I don't worry
'cause he still has chance number three.