Sloppy Henry — Alias Charley Jones Blues

[LYRICS] Look out, you hobos, I want you all to hear Story was told 'bout a brave engineer They say Charlie Jones was a rowdy man Talk it, the heavyweight wheelman with the marvelous frame Charlie Jones was a man, you know Believed in good times and always had the dough "Why don't you [farm?] and be like me? Have you a goodlookin' woman, let your Crow Janes be?" Walked in the station 'bout five o'clock He told his fireman, "Get the boilers hot" Fireman says, "Yes, Jones, we oughta been gone I know I feel like ridin' if it's all night long" Just as the fireman got his load Then the conductor hollered "All aboard!" Yonder come my woman, runnin' [comin' near?] Cryin', "Sweet Mr. Charlie, don't you leave me here" On this train sat Miss Alice Frye "I'm gonna ride Mr. Charlie's train or die I ain't good-lookin', but I takes my time I'm a ramblin' rider, I got a ramblin' mind" Charlie says now, "I don't feel right Dream't my gal was talkin' to a man last night Quick as you get enough steam let's ride I got the L & N blues and can't be satisfied!" Charlie said with a smile so fine Woman [?] [?] happy heart Told him the train gotta leave you gotta leave me out The last place I came to sing this song [?] got raided last Monday morn The judge told me I'd better leave town Doggone my black soul, I'm Alabama bound


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