Shorty George Lyrics - Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection - Leadbelly

Well-a Shorty George1, he ain't no friend of mine 

Well-a Shorty George, he ain't no friend of mine 

He's taken all the women and left the men behind 

Well-a Shorty George, he done been here and gone 

Yes, Shorty George, he done been here and gone 

Lord he left many a poor man a great long way from home 

Well my baby caught the Katy, I caught the Santa Fee 

Well she caught the Katy, I caught the Santa Fee 

Well, you can't quit me, baby, can't you see 

Well I went to Galveston, work on the Mallory Line 

Went to Galveston, Lord on the Mallory Line 

Babe you can't quit me, ain't no use tryin' 

Shorty George, travelin' through the land 

Shorty George, he's travelin' through the land 

Always looking to pick some woman's poor man 

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When I get back to Dallas, I'm gonna walk and tell 

When I get back to Dallas, gonna walk and tell 

That the Fort Bend Bottom is a burning hell 

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