Levee Camp Holler
Alan Lomax & B.A.M.A. * Track #11 On Negro Prison Blues And Songs
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- #4Black Woman
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- #10Rosie
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- #11Levee Camp Holler
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- #13
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- #14How I Got In the Penitentiary
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- #17Prison Blues
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Levee Camp Holler by Alan Lomax (Ft. B.A.M.A.)
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Alan LomaxB.A.M.A.Levee Camp Holler Lyrics
Well, Lord, I woke up this mornin', man I's feelin' bad
Woah, babe, I was feelin' bad
Well, I was thinkin' 'bout the good times, Lord, I once have had
Well, Lord, oh, mm...
Boys, she brought my breakfast this mornin' and
She didn't know my name
She didn't know my name
Said, "Give it to the long-line skinner, with the brass-knob hame"
Said, "Give it to the long-line skinner, with the brass-knob hame"
Oh, I, well, oh!
Boys, if you want to go down to Mr. Charlie's and don't get hurt
Go down Monday mornin', when the boys at work
You'll be all right, ooh!
You'll be all right
Mmm!
Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord!
Boys, I got a woman up the right of way
Lookin' for me, lookin' for me, Lord, Lord
Boys, she's lookin' for me, she's lookin' for me
Hi, hi
Lord I'm goin' home 'for elong
Mmm!
Lordy, Lordy!
Bye-bye, bye-bye, baby
I be home 'fore long (ahem)
Levee Camp Holler Q&A
When did Alan Lomax release Levee Camp Holler?
Alan Lomax released Levee Camp Holler on Wed Jan 01 1958.
What did Alan Lomax say about this song?
Lomax wrote
The levees in the Mississippi valley were raised to the accompaniment of this tune and its many variants. Before the development of more modern equipment, dirt-moving was done with a scoop scraper pulled by one or several mules, the teamster guiding his animal with one hand, and dumping...