Cottonfield Blues

[Verse 1]
I'm goin' to Texas, have to ride the rods
I'm goin' to Texas, have to ride the rods
Just sure as that train leaves out of that Mobile yard
If you see my mama before I do
If you see my mama before I do
Don't tell her, baby, what road I'm on

[Verse 2]
Hey, boat's up the river and she won't come down
Hey, boat's up the river and she won't come down
I believe to my soul, good God, she's water-bound
I look to the east and I look to the west
I look to the east and I look to the west
If she headed to the south, she's Alabama bound

[Chorus]
Oh, you know you gonna leave, goin' away
T'ain't no use cryin' now
Go on fool, carry it down
Lordy, lordy, I got the cottonfield blues
I'm goin' downtown, buy me a plow
I'm goin' downtown, get me a mule
Get up in the morning, four o'clock
I'm gonna turn that land and turn it
Hey, I got the cottonfield blues
Said come on boys, come on girls
Get your grubbin' hoe out in the field
Your plants is growin', the weeds is tall
Well, it's best 'bout now that the [?] are picked
I got the cottonfield blues
One of these mornings, it won't be long
You're gonna call me and I'll be gone
Hey hey, I got the cottonfield blues