Divin' Duck Lyrics - Singles - Sleepy John Estes

Divin' Duck Blues Trk 3 3:16 

Sleepy John Estes 

(John Adams Estes) 

Sleepy John Estes - vocal & guitar, Jab Jones - piano 

James 'Yank' Rachell - mandolin 

Recorded, September 26th 1929 Victor # 55596-2 

Album: Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers - 2 CD set 

Transcriber: [email protected] 

Now, If the river was whiskey 

And I was a divin' duck 

Now, If the river was whiskey 

I was a divin' duck 

I would dive underwater 

Never would come up 

Don't never take 

A married woman to be your friend 

Don't never take 

Married woman to be your friend 

She will get all your money 

Give it to her other man 

Now, married woman 

Always been my crave 

Now, married woman 

Always been my crave 

Now, married woman 

Car' me to my grave 

Now, ain't it hard 

To love someone as they? 

Now, ain't it hard 

To love someone as they? 

You can't get her when you want her 

Have to use her when you fit 

Now, the sun gon' shine 

In my back do' someday 

Now, the sun gonna shine 

In my back do' someday 

Now, the wind gonna rise 

Gonna blow my blues away 

Now, went to the railroad 

Looked up at the sun 

Now, went to the railroad 

Looked up at the sun 

If the train don't hurry 

Gonna be some walkin' done. 

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