Blue Yodel No. 12 [Barefoot Blues]

Sorrow struck me one morning at
The break of day
Sorrow struck me one morning at
The break of day cause a mean old man come
And took my gal away

When I woke up there was
Nothing to do but rave
When I woke up there was
Nothing to do but rave
I know she didn't want me all
She wanted was a slave

Since my mamas gone I got
That aching heart disease
Since my mama's gone I got
That aching heart disease
It works just like a cancer
It's going to kill me by degrees

Never take a woman who is short and thick
Never take a woman who is short and thick
She'll have you hunting lions with
A little old walking stick

I wish her good luck
Everywhere that she roams
I wish her good luck everywhere
That she may roam
I don't know why she left but
I know she's never coming home

Honey before I met you I had
A new pair of shoes
Before I met you woman I had
A brand new pair of shoes
Take a look at me now
I've got those barefooted blues