Barefoot Blues (Blue Yodel No 12) - Jimmie Rodgers

Sorrow struck me one morning at the break of day

Sorrow struck me one morning at the break of day

Cause a mean old man come and took my gal away

When I woke up there was nothing to do but rave

When I woke up there was nothing to do but rave

I know she didn’t want me all she wanted was a slave

Since my mamas gone I got that aching heart disease

Since my mama’s gone I got that aching heart disease

It works just like a cancer, it’s going to kill me by degrees

Never take a woman who is short and thick

Never take a woman who is short and thick

She’ll have you hunting lions with a little old walking stick

I wish her good luck everywhere that she roams

I wish her good luck everywhere that she may roam

I don’t know why she left but I know she’s never coming home

Honey before I met you I had a new pair of shoes

Before I met you woman I had a brand new pair of shoes

Take a look at me now I’ve got those barefooted blues