Charley Patton — Mean Black Moan

It's a mean black moan and it's lying front of my door When I leave Chicago Lord I ain't coming back no more Ninety men were laid off at the railroad shop Ninety men were laid off at the railroad shop And the strike in Chicago Lordy Lord it just won't stop I'm tired of mean black moans friends lying front of my door I'm tired of mean black moans friends lying front of my door But when I leave Chicago Lord I ain't coming back here no more There are a hundred men Lordy all around my bed There are a hundred men Lordy all around my bed I wish somebody might be able to kill the black moan dead Every morning Lord rent man is at my door Early Morning Baby rent man is at my door And my man hasn't worked Lord in two or three weeks or more It's all I can do Lord ah fight for my life It's all I can do Lord ah fight for my life But when the strike is over I will be all right (Inaudible last verse)