Cypress Grove Blues-Skip James

[00:10.18]I would rather to be buried [00:13.30]In some cypress grove [00:15.36] [00:18.97]I would rather to be buried [00:22.22] [00:23.53]In some cypress grove [00:26.34] [00:30.77]Than to have a contrary woman [00:34.89]Lord I never can control [00:36.26] [00:40.75]And when your knee bones [00:42.94]Go to aching [00:44.93] [00:50.49]And your body getting cold [00:52.80]When your knee bones [00:54.48]Go to aching [00:55.73] [01:00.91]And your body getting cold [01:03.47]You know you jes getting ready [01:05.46]Honey for some cypress grove [01:06.84]Then I would rather be buried [01:07.96] [01:10.70]Six feet in the clay [01:13.45]Then I would rather to be buried [01:15.88] [01:20.31]Six feet in the clay [01:22.81]Then to be way up here [01:24.81] [01:29.80]In New York City [01:33.04]Honey treated this't a way [01:35.10] [01:39.28]An I will drink muddy water [01:41.90] [01:42.53]I'll sleep in a hollow log [01:44.52] [01:49.08]I will drink muddy water [01:52.20]Sleep in a hollow log [01:53.95] [01:58.64]Before I stay up here [02:01.08]Honey treated like a dog [02:03.63] [02:04.70]Yes I'm going away [02:11.12]Honey don't you want to go [02:12.75] [02:17.74]Yes I'm going away [02:20.86]Honey don't you wants to go [02:23.60] [02:27.60]I'm scared to go back down south [02:30.84]Them people going kill me shore [02:33.03] [02:36.77]I'm gonna sing this song [02:38.33]An I ain't going to sing no more [02:42.57] [02:46.13]I'm going to sing this song and I [02:49.00]I ain't going to sing no more [02:51.93] [02:55.30]Because my time has done got precious [02:58.48]Baby Lord just got [02:59.30]I've got to go yeah