The Songs He Sang
Bile Dem Cabbage Down: Lyrics
As performed by Cisco Houston (With Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry)
Traditional
Appears on:Bile dem a-cabbage down Turn dem hoecakes round Only tune that I can play Is bile dem a-cabbage down Bile dem a-cabbage down Turn dem hoecakes round Only tune that I can play Is bile dem a-cabbage down Johnson had an old gray mule His name was Simon Slick Bowed his hairs and bowed his head But how that mule would kick Bile dem a-cabbage down Turn dem hoecakes round Only tune that I can play Is bile dem cabbage down Bile dem a-cabbage down Turn dem hoecakes round The only tune that I can play Is bile dem a-cabbage down Sonny! Went up on the mountain To give my dog a bone Thought I heard my gal holler Yonder comes my beau Bile dem cabbage down Turn dem hoecakes round Only tune that I can play Is bile dem a-cabbage down Bile dem a-cabbage down Turn dem hoecakes round The only tune that I can play Is bile dem a-cabbage down
Of note:
Enthusiasm reigns here, with raucous vocals and a wild violin and harmonica over Cisco's steady guitar.
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