Lyr Req: Don't Lie, Buddy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Don't Lie, Buddy
From: Flash Company
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 10:03 AM

Could we write a version of this for Tony Blair?

FC

Subject: Lyr Add: DON'T LIE, BUDDY
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 12:11 AM

Lyrics copied from http://www.blueside.de/txt/g2btexte.txt and corrected a bit based on sound samples:

DON'T LIE, BUDDY
As sung by Josh White accompanied by Leadbelly

Mammy Logan, she had a daughter,
And she run a cook shop down in Flor'da.
How I know? God knows I been there,
And I bought four pork chops for a quarter.

CHORUS: I don't lie, buddy, don't lie.
I don't lie, buddy, don't lie.
I don't lie, buddy, don't lie.
I don't, buddy, don't, don't lie.
I don't lie, buddy, don't lie.
I don't lie, buddy, don't lie.
I don't lie, buddy, don't lie.
I don't, buddy, don't, don't lie.

Jack the rabbit he had a bad habit.
He cut down my corn and cabbage.
I went down to the low grounds
And I broke that fool of his bad habit. CHORUS

I got a quarter, buddy. I got a half.
I got a pretty girl at last.
She brings me coffee. She brings me tea.
She don't love nobody but me. CHORUS

Subject: RE: ?Don't Lie, Buddy, Don't Lie?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 08:06 AM

"That took you all of 13 minutes"..... music to my ears in certain circumstances. A pleasure to help Bob.

Subject: RE: ?Don't Lie, Buddy, Don't Lie?
From: Deckman
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 07:45 AM

Thanks, very much, for that answer. By the way, that took you all of 13 minutes. Let's hear it for MUDCAT! Bob

Subject: RE: ?Don't Lie, Buddy, Don't Lie?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 07:39 AM

Right with Josh White. Also Josh White and Leadbelly. Albums on Document and Smithsonian.
ATB from fB.

Subject: ?Don't Lie, Buddy, Don't Lie?
From: Deckman
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 07:26 AM

HELP! Can anyone please tell me who wrote/performed "Don't Lie, Buddy, Don't Lie?" I'm thinking it might have been Josh White. Thanks, Bob