Drop Down Mama
by Fred McDowell
From the album: The Alan Lomax Recordings
Track 6 of 12 on The Alan Lomax Recordings (2011).
Duration: 2:53
Lyrics for Drop Down Mama
Drop down, mama, let your daddy see You got something really worrying me No my mama she don't allow me fool around all night Fool around all night, all night long I may look like I'm crazy but least I know right from wrong Well the Jack of Diamonds told the Queen of Spades "Run with me, lay on your creeping ways" No my mama she don't allow me fool around all night Fool around all night, all night long You may call me crazy but least I know right from wrong Met my baby in middle the road She cried Daddy, sweet jelly roll No my mama she don't allow me fool around all night Fool around all night, all night long I may look like I'm crazy but least I know right from wrong Some of these women sure do make me tired Gotta a hair full of "gimme," mouth full of "much abliged" No my mama she don't allow me fool around all night Fool around all night, all night long I may look like I'm crazy but least I know right from wrong Drop down mama, let your daddy ride You got something holdin' deep inside Well you see me comin', put your man outdoors I ain't no stranger, I been out before No my mama she don't allow me fool around all night Fool around all night, all night long I may look like I'm crazy but least I know right from wrong You may call me crazy but least I know right from wrong You may call me crazy but least I know right from wrong
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