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24 Nov 02 - 05:58 PM (#834085) Subject: Lyr Add: MY PENCIL WON'T WRITE NO MORE (Bo Carter) From: Tinker MY PENCIL WON'T WRITE NO MORE As recorded by Bo Carter, 1931. Now listen here, folks; there's one thing sho': My ol' pencil won't write no mo', CHORUS: Because the lead's all gone. Oh, the lead's all gone. Oh, the lead's all gone; the pencil won't write no mo'. I laid down in my bed just to write a line. I could feel my ol' pencil droop an' fallin' all the time, Because the.... I gets out o' my bed, down on the flo'. I's worryin' 'bout Bo's pencil won't write no mo', Because the.... I met a hot mama; I wanted to love her so bad. I lost all the lead in my pencil I had. Now the.... I hugged and I kissed her all last night. It wa'n't nothin' doin'; Bo's pencil wouldn't write, Because the.... You sho' can tell when a man's pencil is wrong. His mama's always shiftin' from home, Because the.... Now listen, young man; you ought to know: [If you] Can't write for that woman, you have to let her go, Because your lead's.... Found on: Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts and Lollipops Columbia Legacy: Roots n Blues @Blues @Bawdy |