Swamp Woman Blues

Oh she sits on her veranda

With a mouth hop in her hand

She plays lots of music

While she's pining for her man

She plays the swamp woman

She plays the swamp woman blues

She's the sweetheart of the bayou

Her friends all heard her say

Her heart done broke in pieces

When that man he went away

She plays the swamp woman

She plays the swamp woman blues

He was the meanest human

And he beat her over the head

But do you think she's sorry

You know that rascal's dead

She plays the swamp woman

She plays the swamp woman blues

I'll go sit on her veranda

With my fancy cap on

Lonesome momma look me over

You'll be glad that rascals gone

So play your swamp woman

So play your swamp woman blues

Well if he is sitting up in heaven

With a gold harp on his knee

He's saying to you momma

There's a better man than me

So play your swamp woman

So play your swamp woman blues

Won't you clear the way my brother

You're standing in this door

We shall do the double shuffle

Throw some paint on the floor

So play the swamp woman

So play the swamp woman blues

So play the swamp woman

So play the swamp woman blues