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Artist: Charley Patton
Canonical path: /patton-charley/down-the-dirt-road-blues-version-1
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Down The Dirt Road Blues (Version 1)
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Down The Dirt Road Blues (Version 1)
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I'm goin' away, to a world unknown
I'm goin' away, to a world unknown
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long
My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid
My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid
Lord, I got somethin' to find that somethin' with
I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere
I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere
I been to the Nation, oh Lord, but I couldn't stay there
Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad
(Spoken: Why, of course they are)
Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad
(Spoken: What was a-matter with 'em?!)
It must not a-been them oversea blues I had
Every day seem like murder here
(Spoken: My God, I'm no sheriff)
Every day seem like murder here
I'm gonna leave tomorrow, I know you don't bid my care
Can't go down any dirt road by myself
Can't go down any dirt road by myself
(Spoken: My Lord, who ya gonna carry?)
I don't carry my, gonna carry me someone else
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