Delmore Brothers — Browns Ferry Blues

[Verse 1] Hard little poppa can't stand his ground He wants good pop, but he's done gone down Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues Hard little poppa standing in the rain That the world was corny, couldn't buy a grain Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues Play a thing, boy [Verse 2] Two old maids playing in the sand Each one a-wishing that the other was a man Lord, lord, they got them brown's ferry blues Two old maids done lost his darling If you wanna be lucky, you got to smile Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues Get rough with it son, get rough with it [Verse 3] Hard little poppa countin' his toes You can smell his feet wherever he goes Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues Hard little poppa can't do his stub The trouble with him, he's been too rough Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues Yeah, man, step it up and go [Verse 4] I heard you bad, and heard you right Your girl goes out with other guys Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues If you don't believe it, touch yourself I've tried it, but I got left Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues [Verse 5] I got a girl, been comin' in gabs She's got a boy who calls me pap Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues I don't smoke and I don't chew And I don't go with the girls that do Lord, lord, he got them brown's ferry blues