Leadbelly

^E Honey, I'm all ^E7 out and down, ^A Honey,
^A I'm broke, babe, an' ^A7 I ain't got a dime, ^E
A Every good man gets in ^A7 hard luck some ^E time,
Don't they, ^B7 baby, don't they ^E baby?
^E Honey, I'm all ^E7 out and down, ^A Honey,
^A Oh, the mules and the hosses ^A7 nicklin' (beggin') for their corn ^E and hay,
^A Women on the levee ^A7 shoutin' 'cause it's almost ^E pay day,
Cryin', ' ^B7 Daddy, Sweet ^E Daddy.'
^A Aw, the women on the levee, ^A7 honey, hollerin' 'Whoo, haw, ^E gee,'
^A The mens on the levee ^A7 hollerin' 'Doncha murder ^E me.
Please, ^B7 baby, doncha murder ^E me.'
^E Honey, what you ^E7 want me to do, ^A Honey,
^A I'm down in the bottom ^A7 in the mud up to my kne ^E es,
^A Workin' for my baby and ^A7 she's so hard to please, ^E
Ain't you ^B7 baby? Ain't you ^E baby?
^A Yellow woman make a preacher ^A7 lay his Bible down, ^E
A Jet-black woman make a jack- ^A7 rabbit hug a houn', ^E
Tell me, ^B7 baby. Tell me, ^E baby.
^E Honey, I'm all ^E7 out and down, ^A Honey,
^A Worked all the summer ^A7 and part of the fall, ^E
A Had to take my Christ ^A7 mas in my overalls, ^E
O ^B7 Lawdy! O ^E Lawdy!
^A I'm down in the bottom, ^A7 skinnin' for Johnny Ry ^E an,
^A Puttin' my initials, ^A7 honey, on the mule's behin', ^E
With my line, ^B7 babe. With my line, ^E babe.
^E Honey..... ^{E7 A}
(just continue the progression until you feel like ending)