Providence Help The Poor People-Big Joe Williams

[ti:Providence Help The Poor People] [ar:Big Joe Williams] [al:Baby Please Don't Go] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.85]Providence Help The Poor People - Big Joe Williams [00:02.16]Written by：Big Joe Williams [00:03.09] [00:06.05]Well the Providence helpin' the poor people [00:07.95] [00:10.24]Lord those could not help theirselves [00:12.11] [00:15.35]Well the Providence helpin' the poor people [00:17.35] [00:18.61]Those could not help theirselves boy [00:20.57] [00:23.51]They give 'em all a meal a day boys [00:25.54] [00:26.49]Then they help someone else [00:28.40] [00:31.31]I went to the office this mornin' 'bout a half past four [00:34.27] [00:35.19]Heard Mr. Roosevelt say they wasn't gonna help no more [00:38.07]Told them [00:38.34]No Providence it ain't gonna help no more [00:41.55] [00:45.58]Well well it may be tomorrow hoo hoo [00:48.04]Lord I don't really know [00:49.27] [00:55.09]Well Mr. Roosevelt told me ain't gonna be no hard times no more [00:57.83] [00:58.92]He gonna let the poor people go any place they wants to go [01:01.33] [01:02.70]I told him [01:03.16]Yes Providence it ain't gonna help no more [01:06.24] [01:08.32]Well well it may be tomorrow hoo [01:10.72]Lord I won't be back no more [01:12.08] [01:16.75]I got up this mornin' 'bout a half past eight [01:19.70] [01:20.58]Started down Pine Street boy to get my meal ticket straight [01:23.17]They told me [01:23.63]No Providence it ain't gonna help no more [01:26.94] [01:30.88]Well well it may be tomorrow hoo [01:33.26]Lord might dust my bed to go [01:34.65] [01:39.30]Well it's some has a shovel some has a spade [01:41.95] [01:43.05]You know the Providence will give me and my babe a place to stay [01:45.55]And I told them no he wasn't gonna help you no more [01:49.02] [01:53.14]Well well it may be tomorrow hoo [01:55.25]Lord I don't really know [01:56.55] [02:04.20]Well the rooster told the hen the hen go lay [02:07.85] [02:08.85]She told him [02:09.29]No the Providence give me a place to stay [02:11.54]She told him no she don't have to lay no more [02:14.82] [02:18.83]Well well it may be tomorrow hoo [02:20.98]Lord I won't be back here at all [02:22.57] [02:26.16]I aksed my woman this mornin' could I fill her place [02:28.26] [02:29.14]She said [02:29.40]No Joe the Providence give me a place to stay [02:31.70]She told me no Lord [02:33.99]I could not fill her place [02:35.62] [02:38.51]Lord I believe I'll get up in the mornin' hoo Lord [02:40.79]I believe I'll leave this place [02:42.89] [02:46.69]Every mornin' the clock be strikin' eight [02:48.65] [02:51.35]That's when I go down to Providence boy and [02:53.00]I can't get my business straight [02:54.35] [02:55.02]They told me no they wasn't gonna help me no more