Frank Stokes — I Got Mine

Then I went down to the little crap game; Lord, that was against my will I lost every penny that I had in my pocket but a greenback dollar bill I turned my head, (be) gin to shake my shoulders, thinkin' I's way behind But just as I jumped in the kitchen door, boys, I got mine I got mine; I got mine Standin' 'round here tryin' to get some'n' good t'eat all the time Ever since then I been livin' high; I been livin' on the chicken and wine Said I belong to the knockdown society but I got mine Now when the turkey was brought in, tell me the people all began to grin Now think about the good times all would have, they couldn't say exactly when So the man got the turkey right by the neck, but I swung on behind He might thought he had the whole fowl and gone, but I got mine I got mine, boys, I got mine Around here tryin' to get some'n' good t'eat all the time Since then I been livin' high; I been livin' on the chicken and wine Said I belong to the grab society but I got mine Then I went off to work early one mornin'; that's somethin' that never did suit me While a-peepin' through the crack, back in my old lady settin' on a some other man's knee Snatched off her veil wrapped across her head, and he jumped up in cryin' "You been fightin' your lady, doggone your soul, but I got mine" I got mine; I got mine Around here tryin' to get some'n' good t'eat all the time Said ever since then I been livin' high; I been livin' on the chicken and wine Said I belong to the knockdown society but I got mine I went uptown to a little crap game, as some other police must say That man looked at me, never cracked a smile; I couldn't get this fella to laugh So he throwed the dice out on the floor, and the place got fightin' like nine But just as the police jumped in the back door, Lord, I got mine I got mine; I got mine Around here tryin' to get some'n' good t'eat all the time Since then I been livin' high; I been livin' on the chicken and wine Said I belong to that knockdown society but I got mine