Broke And Hungry - Blind 'Lemon' Jefferson

I’m broke and hungry, ragged and dirty too

I said I’m broke and hungry, ragged and dirty too

Mama, if I clean up, can I go home with you?

I’m motherless, fatherless, sister and brotherless too

I said I’m motherless, fatherless, sister and brotherless too

Reason I’ve tried so hard to make this trip with you

You miss me woman, count the days I’m gone

You miss me woman, count the days I’m gone

I’m goin' away to build me a railroad of my own

I feel like jumpin' through a keyhole in your door

I said I feel like jumpin' through the keyhole in your door

If you jump this time, baby, you won’t jump no more

I believe my good gal have found my black cat bone

I said I believe my baby have found my black cat bone

I can leave Sunday mornin', Monday mornin' I’m slippin' 'round home

I wanna show you women what careless love have done

I wanna show you women what careless love have done

Caused a man like me, steal away from home

Girl if you don’t want me, why don’t you let me know?

I said, if you don’t want me, mama let me know

So I can leave at once and hunt me somewhere else to go