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James Alley Blues Lyrics by Willie Watson

Folk Singer Vol. 1

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Times ain't now nothing like they used to be
Oh, times ain't now nothing like they used to be
I'm tellin' you the truth, oh now, take it for from me
I done seen better days, but I'm puttin' up with these
I done seen better days, I'm puttin' up with these
I could have a much better time, if you girls weren't so hard to please
'Cause I was born in the country, she thinks I'm easy to rule
'Cause I was born in the country, she thinks I'm easy to rule
Shе wanna hitch me to her wagon, she wanna drivе me like a mule
How you want me to love you, keep on treatin' me mean
How do you want me to love you? You keep a-treatin' me mean
You're my daily thought and my nightly dream
You know, I bought the groceries and I paid the rent
You know, I bought the groceries and I paid the rent
Tried to make me wash her clothes, but I got good common sense
Well, if you don't want me, why don't you tell me so?
Why, if you don't want me, why don't you tell me so?
'Cause I ain't like a man that ain't got nowhere to go
Sometimes I think you're too sweet to die
Sometimes I think you're too sweet to die
And another time, I think you oughta be buried alive
Times ain't now nothing like they used to be
Oh, times ain't now nothing like they used to be
I'm tellin' you the truth, oh now, take it for from me
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Willie Watson

Willie Watson

About “James Alley Blues” by Willie Watson

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"James Alley Blues" appears on "Folk Singer Vol. 1".

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