Introduction/darlin' Cora Lyrics - Belafonte At Carnegie Hall - Harry Belafonte

Wake up, wake up Darlin' Cora 

Wanna see you one more time 

The sheriff and his hound dogs a-coming 

I gotta move on down the line 

I don't know why darlin' Cora 

Don't know what the reason can be 

But I never had found a single town 

Where me and my boss-man agree 

I ain't a man to be played with 

I ain't nobody's toy 

Been working for my pay for a long, long time 

How come he still calls me boy 

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Well I'd rather drink muddy water 

And sleep in a hollowed out log 

Than to hang around in this old town 

And be treated like a dirty dog 

Well I whopped that man darlin' Cora 

And he fell down where he stood 

Don't know if I was wrong darlin' Cora 

But Lord it sure felt good 

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If it wasn't so dark darlin' Cora 

You'd see tears trickling down my face 

It breaks my heart darlin' Cora 

But I got to leave this place 

Wake up, wake up darlin' Cora