| Henry Townsend — guitar
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| Recorded Nov 11,1937 Aurora, Illinois Leland Hotel
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| Album: Bluebird Recordings 1937−1938
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| Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com
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| Now, when a little girl becomin’twelve years old
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| Beginin’to think she grown
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| Well, you can never catch that kinda
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| Little girl at home
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| But you have to go there early in the mornin'
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| Baby, 'bout the break of day
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| Now, you oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay
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| Now, that I’ve got a little woman
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| Her name is, Miss Kate
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| She told me to come to the house this mo’nin'
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| I got there about half past eight
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| She ask, 'I told you, come early in the mo’nin'
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| Baby, 'bout the break of day'
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| Now, ya oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay
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| I said, 'Look-a-here, woman
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| You fool with too many men
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| I can’t never come to see you in the evenin
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| I have to come 'n see you when I can'
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| You tell me, 'Come early in the mo’nin'
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| Baby, 'bout the break of day'
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| Now, you oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay
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| (harmonica &guitar)
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| Well now, I said, 'Look-a-here, woman (good!)
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| I ain’t gonna fool 'round wit’you, no mo'
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| I know you don’t love me You out, 'round with Mr. So 'n So You tell me, 'Come early in the mo’nin'
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| Baby, 'bout the break of day'
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| Now, ya oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay. |