DOWN IN BLACK BOTTOM
As sung by Scrapper Blackwell with Black Bottom McPhail
From the album "Scrapper Blackwell, Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1" (Document)

Now down in Black Bottom, that is, so they say,
They drink good moonshine and stay drunk all day.
I'm crazy 'bout Black Bottom, mm, so they say.
That's where they drink good moonshine and stay drunk all day.

Yes, I went down in Black Bottom. I didn't go to stay down there long.
Police brought me out by my right arm.
I'm going back down in Black Bottom, mm, so they say.
That's where they drink good moonshine and stay drunk all day.

Now [if you] go down in Black Bottom and you don't know the rule,
Black Bottom women will try to make a fool of you.
I'm crazy 'bout Black Bottom, mm, so they say.
That's where they drink good moonshine and stay drunk all day.

If you go down in Black Bottom, put your money in your shoes.
[If you] don't, them Black Bottom women will give you ...(?) blues.
I'm crazy 'bout Black Bottom, mm, so they say.
That's where they drink good moonshine and stay drunk all day.

Now [if you] go down in Black Bottom, put your money down in your britches,
'Cause them women goin' to rob you, now, you dirty mm-mm.
Crazy 'bout Black Bottom, mm, so they say.
That's where they drink good moonshine and stay drunk all day.

Now if anybody ax you who composed this song,
Tell 'em Black(?) Bottom Buddy been here and gone.
I'm going back down in Black Bottom, mm, so they say.
That's where they drink good moonshine and stay drunk all day.