Originally written by Father of the Texas Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson, this song was covered by Corey Harris on the 1999 compliation album, ‘Every Road I Take: The Best of Contemporary Acoustic Blues’ with variations to the original lyrics.
The song was also covered by British rock group Mungo Jerr...
[Chorus: Corey Harris]
Aw babe, take me back
Won't do nothing, baby, you don't like
Tote your water and cut your wood
Make a little fire, baby, if I could
[Verse 1]
Well, I went down that railroad track
Begging my baby to take me back
Take me back, baby, one more time
Won't do nothing to worry your mind
[Interlude]
Take me back
Yeah, I won't do nothing to worry your mind
Yeah, I'll do all the cooking and the cleaning
And the sewing and the ironing too, yeah, mmmm hmmmm
[Verse 2]
Well, I got a girl, her name's is Marge
Works over yonder in the rich folk's yard
Rustle me a chicken, baby save me the wing
Think I'm working, n' ain't doin' a thing
[Chorus 2]
Aw baby, take me back
Won't do nothing, baby, you don't like
Tell you the one thing, babe, that grieves my mind
My woman quit me in the winter time
[Verse 3]
Goin' down to a distant land
Get a hundred dollars from the rich man's hand
The rich man's hand, the rich man's hand
A hundred dollars from the rich man's...
[Outro]
Yeah, I know he got the money, got to give it up now
Mmmm hmmm, won't do nothin', baby, you don't like
Corey Harris released Take Me Back on Fri Jan 01 1999.