Monkey Man Blues

[Verse 1: Peg Leg Howell]
Said I want all you women to, strictly understand
Dog-gone my soul, oh Lord
I want all you women to, strictly understand:
When God made me he didn't make no monkey man!

[Verse 2: Peg Leg Howell]
I'm the big bad papa, got the meat runnin' 'round my bones
Dog-gone my soul, whew Lordy Lord
I'm the big bad papa, gotmeat runnin' 'round my bones[?] ([smack back to the wind?] I know!)
Every time I quiver some good man lost his home

[Verse 3: Peg Leg Howell]
I got a long, tall woman, the meat runs up and down her bones
Dog-gone her soul, Lord, Lord
Got a long, tall woman, 'meat runs up and down her bones
When she begins to quiver some good man's dollar gone ([?] [five dollars?] I know!)

[Verse 4: Peg Leg Howell]
My woman screaming 'murder,' I ain't raise my hand ([?])
Dog-gone her soul, Lord, Lord
My woman screaming 'murder,' I ain't raise my hand (I don't get that bad)
She want to quit me cold, and love another man!

[Spoken: Jim Hill]
I know'ed you wasn't gonna stand for that

[Verse 5: Peg Leg Howell]
One day I got the fever, my baby got the whooping cough
Dog-gone her soul, Lord, Lord
One day I got the fever, baby got the whooping cough
Dog-gone that meddling woman, [be his boss?]

[Spoken: Jim Hill]
I'm [?] that's what I said!

[Verse 6: Peg Leg Howell]
I'm leaving mama, honey I work at you
Dog-gone ma', Lord, Lord
I'm leaving sweet mama, honey I work at you (I'm going, you did say that!)
Ain't nothing in the country, good gal, that you can do

[Spoken: Jim Hill]
I's washing [?]