The Songs He Sang
Yellow Gal: Lyrics
As performed by Cisco Houston (With Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly)
Traditional
Appears on:CHORUS: Oh, my yellow, oh, my yellow, oh, my yellow gal My yellow, oh, my yellow, oh, my yellow gal Oh, my yellow, oh, my yellow, oh, my yellow gal My yellow, oh, my yellow, oh, my yellow gal I went home with the yellow gal I went home with the yellow gal Didn't say a thing to the yellow gal I didn't say a thing to me yellow gal Chorus: Pappa got stuck on my yellow gal Pappa got stuck on my yellow gal He got thirty years for the yellow gal And he got thirty years with the yellow gal Chorus: She was pretty and fine, oh my yellow gal She was pretty and fine, oh my yellow gal She wasn't none of mine, a yellow gal She wasn't none of mine, oh my yellow gal Chorus: Pretty and fair, the yellow gal She was pretty and fair, the yellow gal She had pretty hair, the yellow gal She had pretty hair, the yellow gal Chorus: Oh, the preacher got stuck on my yellow gal Preacher got stuck on my yellow gal And he got ten years with my yellow gal He got ten years with the yellow gal Chorus: She was long and tall, is the yellow gal She was long and tall, is the yellow gal She was my downfall, is yellow gal She was my downfall, is the yellow gal Chorus: I love that gal, the yellow gal I love that gal, the yellow gal I love that gal, the yellow gal I love that gal, the yellow gal Chorus:
Of note:
Leadbelly can sure sing, but again, a limited lyrical palette here.
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