[ti:Roberta (Part II)] [ar:Lead Belly] [al:Includes Legendary Performances Never Before Released] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Roberta (2003 Remastered) - Huddie"Leadbelly" Ledbetter [00:27.13]This man he was running after Roberta [00:30.23]And Roberta was running on a passenger train [00:33.66]And every station she would pass [00:35.77]This rascal's be sitting [00:36.68]Right down there looking for her [00:38.82]She got tired of looking at the rascal [00:40.85]She goes and run on the steamboat [00:43.95]And when the steamboat was passing along [00:45.88]He's sitting down on the ground [00:49.22]And so when the steamboat's get to the landing [00:51.70]The rascal would be right [00:53.06]There looking in Roberta's face [00:54.91]So when Roberta come off the steamboat [00:56.86]He looked up and he walked up and he talked to her [00:59.37]Oh Roberta what in the world you mean [01:06.40]Tell me Roberta what in the world you [01:13.32]Honey way you treat me sure I ever seen [01:19.86]He looked at Roberta and he talked to her [01:22.36]Roberta wouldn't pay him no attention [01:24.76]He tore up to the police station [01:27.76]And he told the chief police [01:29.97]When he got there here what he said to the chief police [01:33.26]Lord I'm going to the station [01:36.22]Go tell the chief police [01:39.95]Yes I'm going to the station [01:42.93]Go tell the chief police [01:46.59]Roberta done quit me [01:49.20]I can't see no peace [01:52.63]The police asked him [01:53.55]How in the world you gonna know [01:54.94]Roberta from any other brown skin [01:57.48]'Cause all of 'em is brown skin now [01:59.74]The black women is brown skin [02:01.90]They got so much high brown powder [02:03.98]You can't tell a black woman from a brown skin [02:06.51]He looked at the police and here what he said [02:09.01]She's a brown skin woman got black wavy hair [02:15.51]She's a brown skin woman got black wavy hair [02:22.13]And I can describe her [02:24.53]A probity most anywhere [02:27.60]The police man goes on down to the landing with him [02:30.47]And walked up and talked to Roberta [02:32.52]Here' what the police told her [02:34.15]Tell me Roberta what's the matter with you [02:40.64]Tell me Roberta what's the matter with you [02:46.98]This man ain't got nobody [02:49.17]To take his troubles to