Sonny Terry lyrics

Cousin John blues lyrics

Little Cousin John when he crossed that field,
Great Big Steak Billy, on that hill,
He turned around to do his best,
Fell right back in the hornet's nest.
Up he jump in the way he ran,
Couldn't catch the boy in the airoplane,
Oh, Cousin John, he had no shoes,
That's why he had them runnin' blues.
Little Cousin John was goin' to town,
Ridin' a grey horse and need no hound,
The ol' hound barked, the ol' horse jumped,
The ol' Cousin John, he's fell on a stone.
Oh, Cousin John, he promised me,
Just before he die he make a will for me,
Lived so long his head got bald,
Well, he got out the notion of dyin' at all.
Oh, cousin John fairly well,
Well, I know something but I ain't gonna tell,
Well, I know something but I ain't gonna tell,
I know something but I ain't gonna tell,
I know something but I ain't gonna tell,
Oh, cousin John.