Welfare Stores Blues-John Lee Williamson

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[00:00.00]Welfare Store Blues - John Lee Williamson
[00:11.52]Now me and my baby we talked late last night
[00:14.91]And we talked for another hour
[00:17.66]She wanted me to go down to the welfare sto'
[00:20.47]And get a sack a-that welfare flour
[00:22.35]But I told her 'no'
[00:25.85]'Baby and I sho' don't wanna go'
[00:33.23]I said 'I'll do anything in the world for you
[00:36.29]I don't wanna go down to that welfare sto'
[00:43.69]Now you need to go get you some real white man
[00:46.51]You know to sign yo' little note
[00:49.55]They give ya a pair of them king-toed shoes
[00:51.86]I want no a-them pleat-back soldier coat
[00:54.07]But I 'no'told 'er
[00:57.46]'Baby and I sho' don't wanna go
[01:04.60]I say 'I'll do anything in the world for ya
[01:07.43]'But I don't wanna go down to that welfare sto'
[01:45.92]President roosevelt said on welfare people
[01:48.86]They gonna treat ev'ryone right
[01:51.65]Said they give ya a them can beansof
[01:53.67]And a can or two of them old tripe
[01:55.71]But I told 'er 'no'
[01:59.37]'Baby and I sho' don't wanna go
[02:06.26]I say 'I'll do anything in the world for ya
[02:09.10]'But I don't wanna go down to that welfare sto' now
[02:16.48]Well now me and my baby we talked yesterday
[02:19.47]And we talked in my backyard
[02:21.99]She said 'I'll take care-a you sonny boy
[02:24.29]Just as long as these times stay hard'
[02:26.58]And I told her 'yeah baby and I sho' won't have to go'
[02:36.80]I said 'if you do that for me
[02:39.45]I won't have to go down to that welfare sto'