[ti:I'm Alabama Bound]
[ar:Papa Charlie Jackson]
[al:The Complete Recorded Works 1924-1934]
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[00:00.00]I M Alabama Bound - Papa Charlie Jackson
[00:11.49]Stood on the corner feet got soaking wet
[00:16.66]I was hollering and crying to every brown to hell I'm at
[00:22.33]I'm Alabama bound I'm Alabama bound
[00:27.87]Then if you want me to love you babe
[00:30.78]You got to leave this town
[00:33.55]When the rooster crowed the hen looked around
[00:39.18]Said if you want me to love you babe you got to run me down
[00:44.97]Look here pretty mama who can your regular be
[00:50.71]Says the reason I'm blacking out stalling babe
[00:53.11]You been so good to me
[00:56.25]There's a preacher in the pulpit bible in his hand
[01:01.88]And the sisters was back in the amen corner
[01:05.12]Hollering that's my man
[01:07.62]I'm Alabama bound I'm Alabama bound
[01:13.21]Then if you want me to love you babe
[01:16.18]You got to leave this town
[01:40.81]Now the boat's up the river can't be floated down
[01:46.38]But she's way on south now darling babe Alabama bound
[01:51.88]Just like a beefsteak beefsteak ain't got no bone
[01:57.60]Then if a man like a good brownskin woman now babe
[02:00.66]He ain't got no home
[02:03.18]I'm Alabama bound I'm Alabama bound
[02:08.68]Then if you want me to love you babe
[02:11.68]You got to leave this town
[02:14.30]Elder green's in town and he's going around
[02:19.89]And he's telling all the sisters and the brothers he meets
[02:23.09]He's Alabama bound
[02:25.52]Now don't you leave me here don't you leave me here
[02:31.12]Just before you and your partner get ready to go
[02:34.15]Leave a dime for beer