Joe Brown‘s coal mine
Joe Brown, Joe Brown he’s a mean white man ,
He’s a mean white man ,I know.
Honey, he put them shackles around , ‘round my leg,
And he make my leg get sore.
Honey,I cried last night and the night before,
Honey,I’ll never cry here no more.
My mama,my papa, honey , they both told me ,
“ Son , don’t be no rowdy boy “
Now , before I’d be called a row-,rowdy boy
I’ ll jump in the river and drown.
Poor me , poor boy, a long way, ways from home,
I got no one to care for me
My mama,my papa, honey , they both told me ,
“ Son , don’t be no rowdy boy “
Joe Brown, Joe Brown he’s a mean white man ,
He’s a mean white man ,I know.
Honey, he put them shackles around , ‘round my leg,
And he make my leg get sore.
Honey,I cried last night and the night before,
Honey,I’ll never cry here no more.
My mama,my papa, honey , they both told me ,
“ Son , don’t be no rowdy boy “
Now , before I’d be called a row-,rowdy boy
I’ ll jump in the river and drown.
Poor me , poor boy, a long way, ways from home,
I got no one to care for me
My mama,my papa, honey , they both told me ,
“ Son , don’t be no rowdy boy “
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