Lead Belly — Pig Meat Papa 1935

[Verse 1] Just look here mama Don't treat pig meat the way you do Oh, don't treat pig meat the way you do If you don't believe it's pig meat Ask anybody in the neighborhood [Verse 2] If you don't believe it's pig meat Kind that you won't regret Oh, kind that you won't regret I got something 'bout this pig meat Sweet mama I ain't told you yet [Verse 3] I was born and raised in the country Mama but I'm staying in town In New York City, what I'm talkin' about I was born and raised in the country Mama but I'm staying in town If you don't believe it's pig meat Mama from my head on down [Instrumental verse] [Verse 4] She looked at me, man And I looked at the woman She knows this l'il Ledbetter wasn't nothin' but pure pig meat All over Shreveport, Louisiana and all in Texarkana And I was runnin' with a gal named Sylvana She looked at me here when she said the last word [Verse 5] You can take me to the mournin' And there will be pig meat there You can take me to the mournin' mama Will be pig meat there You take the bull to China, down to church, just anywhere [Verse 6] Oh, a church, just anywhere Oh, a church, just anywhere Take the bull to China, down to church, just anywhere