Washboard Blues

Mornin' comes with cloudy skies and rain

My poor back is broke with pain

My man's sleepin', eyes a-rubbin'

Chillen weepin', clothes a-tubbin'

Pain's a-creepin', I's a-drubbin' all day long

Up to the washin' soap, down to the water once more

Head down low, head low

Up to the washin' soap, down to the water once more

Poor hands go

So weary of scrubbin', days dreary

So weary of tubbin' them clothes

Up to the washin' soap and down to the water once more

Washboard blues

Never get me gone from here

Scrubbin' dirty clothes all year

It's them clothes

Them raggedy clothes

Them mussety clothes

Them dirty clothes

That's all I knows

Up and down, back and forth, all year long

Oh Lordy, won't you hear my song, hear my song?

Washin' in a shanty on the shore

The river swingin' on by the door

Hear that river, lowly callin'

I's a-shiver, night's a-fallin'

Hear that river lowly moanin', moanin' low

Goin' to the river, goin' down to the river some day

Hurry day, hurry, hurry

Goin' to the river, goin' down to the river some day

Throw myself, self away

Goin' to the river, goin' down to the river some day

Hurry day

Hurry day

Hurry day

Hurry