Can't You Read-Big Maceo

[ti:Can't You Read] [ar:Big Maceo] [al:Chicago Blues Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Can't You Read - Big Maceo [00:08.48]Way back tale [00:09.46]In nineteen hundred and ten [00:11.00] [00:12.02]The monkey and the baboon [00:13.35]They came walkin' in [00:14.55] [00:15.66]The monkey told the baboon [00:16.88]Let's shoot a game of pool [00:18.40] [00:19.20]The monkey could shoot [00:20.29]But the baboon wadn't no fool [00:21.95] [00:22.88]Next thing came along [00:24.37]Was a little mule [00:25.49] [00:26.39]He say 'you know I'm so mad [00:27.88]I even can't wear no shoes' [00:29.11] [00:30.25]Next thing came along [00:31.73]There was Mr Cat [00:32.82] [00:33.95]We ain't gon' have no such a stuff [00:35.41]Goin' on here like that [00:36.59] [00:37.46]Next thing came [00:38.66]Was a little mouse [00:40.21]'Let's all get drunk [00:41.73]And break up the doggone house' [00:44.16]Can't you read [00:45.94] [00:47.56]Now can't you read [00:49.82] [00:51.54]If you keep on readin' [00:53.36] [00:54.05]I'm bound to put you wise [00:56.54] [00:59.37]Well the monkey and the elephant [01:01.11]They went out for a little drive [01:02.72] [01:03.41]The elephant hit the monkey [01:04.85]Right square in his eye [01:06.30] [01:07.02]The monkey looked up [01:08.11]With a tear in his eye [01:09.97] [01:10.65]Said look a here big boy [01:12.02]You oughta get someone yo' size [01:13.88] [01:14.51]One a these days [01:15.36]I'm gonna climb yo' tree [01:17.57] [01:18.17]Remember big boy [01:19.20]You got to march right under me [01:20.89] [01:21.83]When you march under me [01:23.02]You better march careful and fast [01:24.54] [01:25.27]I get me limb and break it [01:26.87]Cross yo' [01:27.61] [01:28.52]Now can't you read [01:31.03] [01:31.88]Now can't you read [01:34.10] [01:36.13]If you keep on readin' [01:37.94] [01:38.67]I'm bound to put you wise [01:40.51] [01:43.22]If anybody jus' happen to ask'd you [01:45.88]Where the waitin' gonna be [01:47.16] [01:47.89]Tell him right down there on [01:49.67]Hazen street [01:50.61] [01:51.65]Go down there [01:52.60]Just about the end of the week [01:53.99] [01:54.81]You can get most anything [01:56.53]That you care to eat [01:57.93] [01:58.53]If you don't like shrimp [02:00.29]Just name yo' dish [02:01.95] [02:02.55]They will even sell you [02:03.73]Some a that ol' filletd fish [02:05.61]Now can't you read [02:07.83] [02:09.19]Now can't you reead [02:11.55] [02:13.03]If you keep on readin' [02:15.03] [02:15.72]Mama I'm bound to put you wise [02:19.00] [02:19.54]Yeah play it Mr Maceo' [02:21.14] [02:42.03]Well fifteen cents [02:43.78]You know that's reg'lar price [02:45.17] [02:46.63]If you got two bits [02:47.84]They will even serve you twice [02:49.82]Can't you read [02:51.60] [02:53.27]Now can't you read [02:55.13] [02:57.11]If you keep on readin' [02:58.69] [02:59.85]I'm bound to put you wise