Army Blues Lyrics - Singles - Bukka White

Army Blues 3:06 Trk 17 

Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White) 

Unknown personnel 

Recorded: 1963 Memphis, Tennessee 

Transcriber: [email protected] 

When Uncle Sam take all your men 

And boys to war 

I'm 'onna be just like a coon 

When Uncle Sam take all your men 

And boys to war 

Boys, I'm 'onna be just like a coon 

Ev'ry mornin' before the moon go down 

I won't start a-tappin 'fore around I roam 

Uncle Sam leave me alone 

I got to watch these pretty women 

While the other men is gone 

Uncle Sam leave me alone 

I got to watch these pretty women 

While the other men is gone 

Now, it's one thing I will do, Uncle Sam 

I'll write you when one of these women 

Treat me wrong 

I don't want none a-these women 

Start to fuss an fightin' over me 

'Cause, you know Uncle Sam 

Believe Bukka goin' behind 

Don't you women start to fussin' 

And fightin' over me 

'Cause Uncle Sam believe 

Bukka goin' behind 

If I don't get around to the women 

In the daytime 

Old Bukka will be 'round 'fore the sun go down 

Babe, I don't want ya'all women 

Start a-fussin' an fight 

Don't start a-fussin', an fightin' over me 

I don't want none-a you women start to fussin' 

Fightin' over me 

All I want you to do is let me take my time 

Meet me uptown on a Friday or Saturday, baby 

I be trampin' on later at Piney down 

I think I'm gon' have to write Uncle Sam 

Tell him to send me one or two more men 

back behind 

I think I'm gonna have to start to writin' 

Uncle Sam 

Tell him to send one or two more men 

back behind 

I done got to the place 

I done got to the place, baby 

I can't even make it around 

Befo' the sun go down 

Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam 

Uncle Sam's train be on the track 

early time 

Uncle Sam's train, Uncle Sam's train 

Come in early in the mornin' 

It will be on the track 

I want you women to go down there 

Into Union Station in the mo'nin 

Make like you be in mournin' 

Be glad when they gone! 

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