Lyr Req: Feather Bed (Cannon's Jug Stompers)

Subject: search for lyrics: Feather Bed
From: Doug
Date: 19 Feb 99 - 03:53 PM

Searching for lyrics for Feather Bed by Cannon's Jug Stompers. It's on Harry Smith's Anthology. Thanks

Subject: RE: search for lyrics: Feather Bed
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Feb 99 - 07:10 PM

Doug,

Did you search the Digitrad Database? At the top of this page in the righthand corner? I typed in "feather bed" and there were several hits.Good luck,

katlaughing

Subject: Lyr Req: FEATHER BED (Gus Cannon)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 10:49 PM

Lyrics copied from http://www.lyricsforall.com/display/lyric/520937055/901660316/Gus+Cannon/Feather+Bed

FEATHER BED
Gus Cannon, 1928

I remember the time just before the war,
Colored man used to hunt him out chips 'n' straw.
But now, bless God, old master's dead.
Colored man plumb fool about feather bed.
Eee-hee, my gal Nancy. Over the road I'm bound to go.

I went uptown goin' to shriek and howl.
Think I heard my baby cry.
Eee-wee-mmm, honey. Oh, Lord, I'm bound to go.
Wee-eee-eee, baby. Oh, Lord, I'm bound to go.

I went downtown, didn't mean no harm.
Police grab me right by my arm.
Soon I began to pitch; I began to rear,
Feel like strollin' in the air.
Ooo-woo-ooo, baby. Over the road I'm bound to go.

I went downtown, doin' my best,
Find the boys that stole the vest.
Went on around 'bout Court Square
Find the boys that done stole the coat.
Hee-hee-eee, baby. Oh Lord, I'm bound to go.

Now I knew Joe Louis was in stand,
Had them law books in his hands.
I began to pitch, pull out a writ, began to read to me.
Said, "Nigger, you been stealin' in the first degree."
Eee-eee-eee, baby. Over the road I'm bound to go.

Ev' old Britt and Moses Brown
Said, "I'm going 'cross Cripple Creek, go into town."
Ooo-ooo-ooo, baby. Over the road I'm bound to go on.

[A nearly identical set of lyrics is posted at the Bluegrass Messengers' web site.]