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Tangle Eye Blues Lyrics by Alan Lomax

Negro Prison Blues And Songs

1958

Mmm, hmm, mm!
Oh, oh, Lord
Well, I wonder will I ever get back home, hey
Mmm, hm! Oh Lord
Well, it must have been the devil that fooled me here
Hey, hey, hey, for I'm all down and out
Hey, hey, oh Lord
Lord, if I ever get back home, I'll never do wrong
Well, if I can just can make it home
I won't do no wrong no more, oo-hoo!
Lord, I won't do no wrong no more
Mmm!
Lord, I left Mae Willie and the baby in the courthouse cryin'
"Daddy, please don't go"
Lord, I'll be back home, mm
Well, Lord, I'll be home one day 'fore long, oh
Just wait for me
Mmm, mmm!
Lord, I been here rollin' for the state so long
Lord, I'm all down and out
My friends won't come to see me
Lord, what's done happened to me?
Mmm, mm!
Lord if I'd a-listened to what my dear old mother said
Hey!
Boys, she's dead and gone
Lord, Lord, she's dead and gone
Wooh, wooh, what I'm gonna do now?
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About “Tangle Eye Blues” by Alan Lomax

Read the complete lyrics to "Tangle Eye Blues" by Alan Lomax from the album "Negro Prison Blues And Songs" in 1958. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Blues, Country.

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"Tangle Eye Blues" appears on "Negro Prison Blues And Songs" in 1958.

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