They Raided the Joint-Helen Humes/Edith Smith

[ti:They Raided the Joint] [ar:Helen Humes] [al:Crime Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]They Raided the Joint - Helen Humes/Edith Smith [00:08.83]They raided the joint [00:10.39]Took everybody down but me [00:12.51] [00:13.98]Yes they raided the joint [00:16.39]Took everybody down but me [00:19.29] [00:20.79]I was over in the corner [00:22.35]Just as high as I could be [00:25.21] [00:26.80]Now some were playing blackjack [00:28.81]Some were playing skin [00:30.36]I had plenty money [00:31.59]But they wouldn't let me in [00:33.35]Yes they raided the joint [00:35.37]Took everybody down but me [00:38.11] [00:39.31]I was over in the corner [00:40.91]Just as high as I could be [00:44.01] [00:45.44]They treated me like a stranger [00:47.61]Like a dirty dog [00:49.23]Ate up all the chops [00:50.33]Gave me the tail of the hog [00:52.12]Then they raided the joint [00:53.62] [00:54.22]Took everybody down but me [00:56.85] [00:58.11]I was over in the corner [00:59.82]Just as high as I could be [01:03.16] [01:04.26]Now they were drinking gin [01:06.39]Drinking mighty fast [01:07.89]They offered me some King Kong [01:09.46]But I couldn't find a glass [01:11.22]They raided the joint [01:12.69]Took everybody down but me [01:15.52] [01:16.88]I was over in the corner [01:18.62]Just as high as I could be [01:21.84] [01:23.21]Now some were drinking whiskey [01:25.40]Some were drinking rhum [01:26.89]They had some sneaky peep [01:28.16]But they wouldn't give me none [01:29.94]Yes they raided the joint [01:31.50] [01:32.23]Took everybody down but me [01:35.37] [01:36.11]I was over in the corner [01:37.93]Knocked out as I could be [01:40.50] [01:42.45]Now gee it sure was funny [01:44.68]The best I ever saw [01:46.29]They heard somebody knocking [01:47.46]And in walked the law [01:49.59]They raided the joint [01:51.00]Took everybody down but me [01:54.08] [01:55.38]I was over in the corner [01:57.05]Just as high as I could be [02:00.18] [02:01.91]Now they were dancing in the kitchen [02:04.16]Boogin' in the hall [02:05.75]Boy down the cordon [02:06.99]Tell the judge about it all [02:09.03]They raided the joint [02:10.41]Took everybody down but me [02:13.96] [02:14.82]I was over in the corner [02:16.72] [02:17.25]High as I could be