Dark Clouds A-risin' Lyrics - Singles - Mississippi Fred Mcdowell

Dark Clouds A-Risin' 

(F. McDowell) 

Mississippi Fred McDowell 

Recorded: March 1968 Los Angeles, CA. 

Producer: Pete Welding 

Album: Levee Camp Blues, Testament TCD6007 

Transcriber: [email protected] 

Yeah-eay 

Lord, Lord, ooh, Lord 

Yeah, baby, hey 

Lord, oh Lord 

I saw a dark cloud a-risin' 

Wonder what's gonna 'come of me? 

I saw a dark cloud a-risin' baby 

I wonder what's gonna 'come a-me-e? 

Down in this valley 

As lonesome as I can be 

Next time I start out to hobo'in 

With my baby by my side, right here 

Next time I start the hoboin' 

I'm 'onna have my baby by my side 

Yon' box car is bumpin' 

It's jarrin' at my brains 

Yon' box car is bumpin', baby 

And Lord, be jarrin' my brains 

I might get up in the mo'nin 

I might catch a passenger train 

Yeah, don't come here runnin' 

Baby, a-screamin' an cryin' 

Don't ya come here runnin' 

Honey, screamin' an cryin' 

Don't come here runnin' 

Baby, screamin' an cryin' 

Now, you got a home, darlin' 

Long as I've got mine 

I'm goin' by the pawn shop 

'On put my watch in pawn 

I'm goin' by the pawn shop 

I'm-a put my watch in pawn, on my own 

No more, nobody tell me 

How long my baby's been gone 

(guitar) 

I'm washin' my jumper, darlin' 

Starch my *overhauls 

Hey, wash my jumper, baby 

Starch my overhauls 

I might get up in the mo'nin 

I'm 'on catch that Cannonball 

Hey, hey-ey 

It's bye-bye, bye-bye, baby 

Hey-ey 

And bye-bye, bye, bye, baby 

I'm goin' away, babe 

But I won't be gone for long. 

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