Match Box Blues - BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON (1927) Rock 'n' roll song, Classic Texas Blues

BLUES SONG OF THE DAY: Blind Lemon Jefferson: Match Box Blues (Jefferson) (single release, 1927, Paramount Records)

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How far to the river, mama, walk down by the sea
How far to the river, walk down by the sea
I got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me

Standing here wonderin', will a matchbox hold my clothes?
I'se sittin here wonderin', will a matchbox hold my clothes?
I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go

Lord, Lord, who may your manager be?
Hey, mama, who may your manager be?
Reason I ask so many questions, can't you make arrangements for me?

I got a girl cross town she crochet all the time
I got a girl cross town crochet all the time
Baby if you don't quit crochet-in you gonna lose your mind.

I wouldn'y mind marryin', but I can't stand settlin' down
I don't mind marryin', but Lord, settlin' down
I'm gonna act like a preacher so I can ride from town to town

Well, I'm leavin' town, but that cryin' won't make me stay
I leavin' town, cryin' won't make me stay
Baby, the more you cry, the further you drive me away