Sister Soak The Beans Lyrics - Ely Joe

CHORUS 

Sister, soak the beans 

I'll be comin Home to Chop the Onion 

Mama, light the stove 

It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done 

I'll be comin' home 

I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial 

Can't you hear me moan? 

Set the table, I'll be there in a while 

Workin' on the run 

Burnin' cactus down on the Rio Grande 

No shade from the sun 

Just wishin' I'd get done with shovelin' sand 

Repeat CHORUS 

I been gone so long 

Callin' cattle on the Goodnight Lovin' Line 

Can't you hear my song 

The canteen's dry as the dust that's in my eyes 

Repeat CHORUS 

Last time I got stuck 

In a Yankee city up above the Dixon Line 

I run plum out of luck 

Not an inch of enchalada could I find 

I'll be comin' home 

I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial 

No Peace can I find 

Set the table, I'll be there in a while