Brown's Ferry Blues
Hard luck papa counting his toes
You can smell his feet wherever he goes
Lord, Lord, I got those Brown's Ferry blues
Hard luck papa done lost his stuff
the trouble is he's played too rough
Lord, Lord, I got those Brown's Ferry blues
Two old maids a-sitting in the sand
Each one wishin' that the other was a man,...
Two old maids done lost their style
If you want to be lucky you got to smile,...
Early to bed and early to rise
And your girl goes out with other guys,...
If you don't believe me try it yourself
Well I tried it and I got left,...
Hard luck papa standin' in the rain
If the world was corn he couldn't buy grain,...
Hard luck papa standin' in the snow
His knees knock together but he's raring to go,...
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Lyrics from the Mountain Music for Everyone Collection, a database of nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. The collection is provided by the Abbott family, which also offers books and CDs aimed at providing a path to playing by ear, songbooks, and play-along CDs for learning these traditional songs. Visit www.PlayingByEar.com for more.