Charley Patton — Dry Well Blues

[Verse 1] Way down in Lula, hard livin' has done hit Way down in Lula, hard livin' has done hit Lord, your drought come an' caught us, an' parched up all the tree [Verse 2] Aw, she stays over in Lula, bid that ol' town goodbye Stays in Lula, bidding you the town goodbye 'Fore I would come to know the day, oh, the Lula well was gone dry [Verse 3] Lord, there're citizens around Lula, aw, was doin' very well Citizens around Lula, aw, was doin' very well Now they're in hard luck together, 'cause rain don't pour nowhere [Verse 4] I ain't got no money and I sure ain't got no hope I ain't got no money and I sure ain't got no hope When I start coming, crush all the cotton and tar [Verse 5] Boy, they tell me the country, Lord, it'll make you cry Lord, country, Lord, it'll make you cry Most anybody, Lord, hasn't any water in the bayou [Verse 7] Lord, the Lula womens, Lord, puttin' Lula young mens down Lula men, oh, puttin' Lula men down Lord, you outta been there, Lord, the womens all leavin' town