Lightnin' Hopkins — Goin Back To Florida

[Verse 1] Goin' back in Florida Where you got to plow, you got to hoe Goin' back in Florida Where you got to plow, you got to hoe You gotta do one of the two 'Cause you know somebody's got to go [Verse 2] I ain't gonna pick no cotton I ain't gonna pull no corn After the mule go run away to the woods I'm gonna tell 'em to go head on 'Cause I ain't gonna pick no cotton God knows I ain't gonna pull no corn If I catch a mule run away with the woods Poor Lightnin', he gonna tell 'em to go head on [Verse 3] My baby got sleepy, she began to gab She said "Get up, Sam You're sittin' in my lap" I said "No, no no, baby no" Yes if a mule gonna run away the woods I wouldn't even tell that mule And I don't be jokin' [Verse 4] I'm gettin' 40 cents a 100 Paid for me and my wife, too When I learned my lesson, you don't know What I had to do, now I couldn't do nothin' Woah man, keep that sack on the scale You know the man was payin' my checks Everytime I wail, oh yes, he keepin' check of the bills