Video Old Dollar Mamie by Alan Lomax Letras

Alan Lomax - Old Dollar Mamie Lyrics

Dollar Mamie told her, old Dollar Bob, well
For a dollar Mamie told her, old Dollar Bob, well-ah
For dollar Mamie told her, old Dollar Bob, well
Well, the dress she wanted, cost her, oh, a dollar a yard, well-ah
Oh, a dollar a yard, baby, oh, a dollar a yard, well-ah
Oh, the dress she wanted cost her, a dollar a yard, well-ah

Well you hush, hush, Mamie, don't you, don't say narry a word will you
Well you hush, hush, Mamie, don't you, don't say narry a word will you
Well you hush, hush, Mamie, don't you, don't say narry a word will you
Well you shall have it if it's, oh, in this world well-ah
Well, in this world, baby, well, in this world, woman
Well, you shall have it if it's, if it's in this world well-ah

Well, Dollar Mamie turn her, her head and smile, well-ah
Well, Dollar Mamie turn her, her head and smile, well-ah
Well, Dollar Mamie turn her head and smile, well-ah
Well I hear her callin', well-ah, for a level mile, well-ah
For a level mile, baby, for a level mile, well-ah
Well you hear her callin' well-ah, for a level mile, well-ah

Well I'm, down, well-ah, for get my roll, well-ah
Well I'm goin' Memphis, well-ah, for to get my roll, well-ah
Well I'm goin' to Memphis, well-ah, where get my roll, well-ah
'Gon stand on levee hear-ah, hear the big boats blow, well-ah
Hear the big boats blow, baby (darlin'), hear the big boats blow, well
'Gon stand on the levee hear, the big boats blow, well-ah
Oh, the Kate left Memphis with a, with a hundred men, well-ah
Well, the Kate left Memphis with a, with a hundred men, well-ah
Well, the Kate left Memphis with a, with a hundred men, well-ah
In Arkansas City she didn't, didn't have but ten, well-ah
Didn't have but ten, baby (well-ah), didn't have but ten, well-ah
In Arkansas City she didn't, didn't have but ten, well-ah

Well, you raise ([?]) up ([?]) higher ([?]), let'm drop on down, well-ah
Well, you raise'm up higher, let'm, oh, let'm drop on down, well-ah
Well, you raise'm up higher, let'm, let'm drop on down, well-ah
Well, you won't know the difference, when the, when the sun go down, well-ah
When the sun go down, baby, when the sun go down, well-ah (down, down)
You won't know the difference when the, when the sun go down, well-ah