Chords for Black Gal - Ed Lewis - recorded by Alan Lomax

_ _ _ _ Oh that old black guy, he _ keeps on a _ -grumblin'
_ Old _ _ black _ _ guy, he keeps on a _ -grumblin'
A _ new pair of shoes, for a _ _ _ new pair of shoes
Well I'm gonna take them, _ I'm gonna take _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
them
_ I'm gonna choose a bald hoe, I'm gonna feed on the ground
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I'm gonna _ leave, _ _ just like I found
Well _ _ I'm gonna leave, _ _ just like I found _ _
That's out and down, _ [B] that's out and down
Oh that old _ black gal, he keeps on a-grumblin'
_ Oh that old black _ gal, _ he keeps on a-grumblin'
_ _ And that little rag, well I know _ _ _ _ _
Oh my little sister, _ _ she's gonna load me a lamb _ _
Well my little sister, _ _ she's gonna load me a _ [N] lamb _
And brother come home, well brother _ _ _ come home
Well I couldn't read that _ _ letter for _ crying
_ Well I couldn't read that _ _ letter for _ crying
_ I had so long, _ _ _ had so long
Well I _ _ don't _ know, well y'all says so _ _
_ Well I don't know, _ well y'all says _ so
Down south west of Texas, well _ New _ _ _ Orleans
Well south west of Texas, _ well _ New Orleans _ _ _
That pretty little woman, _ well I never seen _ _
Well that pretty little woman, well I never seen
_ She was born in Jackson, _ oh yeah, in New Orleans
_ _ She was born in Jackson, _ oh yeah, in New _ _ _ Orleans
Oh New _ Orleans, oh yeah, in New Orleans
_ _ _ She was born in Jackson, _ oh yeah, in New Orleans
_ _ _ Crying this old dime of bleed, well the cabman had it all to _ me
Well this old dime of bleed, well the cabman had it all to me
Just to help me _ along, help _ _ me along
The watchman called me by, who have the bleed _ _ _ _ _
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