Cypress Grove Blues-Skip James

[00:25.30]I would rather to be buried [00:29.00]In some cypress grove [00:31.06] [00:36.80]I would rather to be buried [00:40.78]In some cypress grove [00:44.01] [00:49.08]Than to have a contrary woman [00:52.71]Lord I never can control [00:56.20] [01:01.04]And when your knee bones [01:02.52]Go to aching [01:04.97]And your body getting cold [01:07.69] [01:13.61]When your knee bones [01:15.46]Go to aching [01:17.56]And your body getting cold [01:20.05] [01:27.31]You know you jes getting ready [01:30.84]Honey for some cypress grove [01:33.58] [01:39.56]Then I would rather be buried [01:43.43]Six feet in the clay [01:46.50] [01:52.14]Then I would rather to be buried [01:56.20]Six feet in the clay [01:59.50] [02:04.75]Then to be way up here [02:06.71]In New York City [02:08.47]Honey treated this't a way [02:11.18] [02:17.47]An I will drink muddy water [02:21.49]I'll sleep in a hollow log [02:23.84] [02:29.89]I will drink muddy water [02:34.27]Sleep in a hollow log [02:37.06] [02:43.03]Before I stay up here [02:46.94]Honey treated like a dog [02:49.52] [02:56.09]Yes I'm going away [03:00.11]Honey don't you want to go [03:02.94] [03:09.14]Yes I'm going away [03:13.42]Honey don't you wants to go [03:16.47] [03:22.26]I'm scared to go back down south [03:25.90]Them people going kill me shore [03:29.21] [03:35.42]I'm gonna sing this song [03:39.49]An I ain't going to sing no more [03:42.39] [03:48.13]I'm going to sing this song and I [03:52.51]I ain't going to sing no more [03:55.31] [04:01.63]Because my time has done got precious [04:05.20]Baby Lord just got [04:07.42]I've got to go yeah [04:10.16]