Look Down The Road

Lyrics for Look Down The Road

Look Down The Road 3: 16 Trk 17 Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' James Skip James - vocal and piano From Vanguard 'Today!' album 1966 VSD 79219 Vanguard Records CD 96517-2 1998 Note: hyphen=word unsung Look down the road 'Fer as my eyes could see Hey-hey, yeah 'Fer as my eyes could see And I couldn't see nothin' Looked like mine, to me I don't want no woman Stay out all night long Yeah, hey-hey-hey She stay out all night long I don't want no woman Don't know right from wrong I wouldn't have a rooster He won't crow 'fore day Yeah, hey-hey-hey He won't crow 'fore day I wouldn't have a hen Won't cackle when she lay I don't want no woman Got hair like drops a-rain Hey-hey-hey Got hair like drops a-rain Boy, you know this a shame It's a pity an a cryin' shame (Guitar) I ain't gon' no holler Comin' the road you're down' Hey, hey-hey-hey Comin' on the road you're down I'm gon' stand right here, 'till my Mustache drag the ground Mama, low Papa, saw her and so Hey-hey-hey-hey Papa, saw her an s- She walk like my baby But she comin' too slow That's the reason I look down the road 'Fer as my eyes could see Hey-hey-hey-hey 'Fer as my eyes could - Then I couldn't see nothin' Looked like mine, to me. ~