Louis Jordan — Junco Partner

Down the road came a Junco Partner Boy, he was loaded with misery He was knocked out, knocked out loaded And he wobbled all over the street Had to do six months (You mean?) Yeah, it wasn't easy He was no sinner and he'd done no crime He just shot up a Coojun hat band He was in it at the very time Well, when I'd had plenty money It wasn't funny I could get honey I had friends all over town Now I ain't got no money and I ain't got no honey And, and my best friend done put me down Well, I'd done pawn my watch and pistol I'm gonna pawn my key and chain I woulda pawned my Ticco Bello She was mellow as a shallow But the poor gal wouldn't sign her name Give me water, water, water, water, water When I'm thirsty Agua, agua, agua Water's a mighty good drink when you're dry Give me kindness when I'm sickly I wanna go to heaven when I die Well, if I had a million dollars Just one million dollars to call my own I'd buy me a land geared tractor I'd raise my own tobacco on my tobacco farm Junco Junco, Junky Junco partner He was loaded way out with misery He woulda pawned his Ticco Bello She was mellow as a shallow But the poor gal wouldn't sign her name Ah Junky Junco, Junky Junco partner