Shorty George
Shorty George

Lead Belly - Shorty George Lyrics

Blues
Feb 20, 1996
264
Shorty George Music Video

Shorty George Lyrics

Well-a Shorty George, 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

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

Writer(s): WORDS AND MUSIC BY HUDDIE LEDBETTER COLLECTED AND ADAPTED BY JOHN A. LOMAX & ALAN LOMAX
Copyright(s): Lyrics © T.R.O. INC.
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