Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clark, little Betsy Brown
Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clark, little Betsy Brown
Old Joe Clark killed a man, buried him in the sand
Old Joe Clark killed a man, buried him in the sand
Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clark, got to leave this town
Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clark, got to leave this town
Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clark, little Betsy Brown
Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clark, little Betsy Brown
Other lyrics by Rhiannon Giddens:
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
I don’t want your weevily wheat I don’t want your barley All I want is your best flour To make a cake for Charlie Fly around my pretty little miss Fly around …
Hook And Line
Give me the hook and give me the line I’ll fish no more this summertime You get a hook, and I get a pole Meet me at the crawdad hole
John Henry
Steel-driving man, don’t you see, Lordy? Steel-driving man, don’t you see? Died with a hammer in his hand, Lordy Died with a hammer in his hand Steel-driving …
Little Brown Jug
Me and my wife, bobtail dog Crossed the creek on a hickory log Little log broke, stuck in the mud Still holding on to a little brown jug Me and my wife, bobtail dog …
Love Somebody
Love somebody, yes I do Love somebody now Love somebody, yes I do For the Bible tells me so