Little Cow, Little Calf Blues Lyrics - Skip James

Note: hyphen = unsung words 

Hi-hi 

Hi-hi-hi-i 

Hi-hi-hi-i 

Hi-hi-hi-hi-i 

Got to lay down and die 

If you should see my heifer 

Will you please, please, please, please 

Drive her home? 

If you see my heifer 

Will you please, please, please 

Drive her home? 

'Cause I've had no milk an butter 

Since my calf been born 

Lord, I wring me hand 

An I declare, I just wanted to scream 

I wring my hand 

An I 'clare, I wanted to scream 

But when I woke up I was glad 

That it was all a dream 

I am stealin', I am stealin' 

I'm stealin', please don't you tell on me 

I am stealin', I am stealin' 

An please don't you tell on me 

I'm stealin' from my reg'lar 

Back to my old used to be 

Lord, I walked the levee 

I done walked it from end to end 

You all, walked the levee 

And I walked it from end to - 

An I was just tryin' to find 

My little cow, again 

Lord, I hollered, 'Ho-ho-hey' 

Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi 

Hollered, hi-hi-hi 

Hi-hi-hi, hi-hi 

You know ev'ry little cow and calf 

They got to lay down an die. 

(piano to end) 

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