Mississippi Fred McDowell - Dark Clouds A-Rising Lyrics
Yeah-eayLord, Lord, ooh, LordYeah, baby, heyLord, oh LordI saw a dark cloud a-risin'Wonder what's gonna 'come of me?I saw a dark cloud a-risin' babyI wonder what's gonna 'come a-me-e?Down in this valleyAs lonesome as I can beNext time I start out to hoboin'With my baby by my side, right hereNext time I start the hoboin'I'm 'onna have my baby by my sideYon' box car is bumpin'It's jarrin' at my brainsYon' box car is bumpin', babyAnd Lord, be jarrin' my brainsI might get up in the mo'ninI might catch a passenger trainYeah, don't come here runnin'Baby, a-screamin' an cryin'Don't ya come here runnin'Honey, screamin' an cryin'Don't come here runnin'Baby, screamin' an cryin'Now, you got a home, darlin'Long as I've got mineI'm goin' by the pawn shop'On put my watch in pawnI'm goin' by the pawn shopI'm-a put my watch in pawn, on my ownNo more, nobody tell meHow long my baby's been gone(guitar)I'm washin' my jumper, darlin'Starch my *overhaulsHey, wash my jumper, babyStarch my overhaulsI might get up in the mo'ninI'm 'on catch that CannonballHey, hey-eyIt's bye-bye, bye-bye, babyHey-eyAnd bye-bye, bye, bye, babyI'm goin' away, babeBut I won't be gone for long.~*Many regions prounouce these denim onepiece workmen outfits as 'overhauls' (real men!)Some say, 'overalls').
