Bladensburg Way (Live)

Got sixteen bales ‘til my day is done,

Lifting this tobacco in the autumn sun

Lord Baltimore sure got his way,

Got us down here in Prince George’s Clay

Hey Mister Inspector what have you got to say?

I’m just a workin’ man, Bladensburg Way

This river town might be the death of me,

So they’ll steal a man from across the sea.

Take away his rights, make him work for free,

It’s just a hogshead full of misery

Hey Mister Inspector what have you got to say?

I’m just a workin’ man, Bladensburg Way

This job just ain’t what it used to be

The fields all torn up, they chopped down the trees

And the river that once ran 40 deep

It’s all filled up, there’s nothing left to see

Hey Mister Inspector what have you got to say?

I’m just a workin’ man, Bladensburg Way