Angola Bound
Anonymous
| Original | Versione cantata dai Neville Brothers |
| ANGOLA BOUND Oh so many mornings I got to wake up soon Mmmm Oh I got to eat my breakfast by the light of the moon Mmmm, oh by the light of the moon Oh, so many mornings by the ding dong ding Mmmm, oh, I go to the mess hall, buddy. I get the same old thing Mmmm Oh well the same old thing Lord, the sun is shining but the clouds’ gone gray Boss Charlie hollering comin 'bout my way Mmmm, oh coming 'bout my way Oh Captain Captain do not call my name Mmmm Well, I got a brother down in Georgia with a ball and chain Mmmm With a ball and chain Oh Lord, I’m comin with the plow get gone Mmmm So many years without water it just rollin hard Mmmm, Oh just rolling hard Give my woman so many more dollars she broke an apron string Christmas for last she never sent me a doggone thing Mmmm Oh not a doggone thing People on this little bitty mountain hollerin “Gee wah gee” Mmmm All these drivers down on these boulders tryin to kill poor me Mmmmm Oh tryin to kill poor me Molly and Sally lay sittin in the shade Mmmm Wonderin how many days I’ve made Mmmm Oh how many days I’ve made Oh, the jurors must have found me guilty while you wrote it down Yes Soon in the mornin you Angola bound Mmmm Oh Angola bound Go head mother don’t worry over me Yes Pray to the good Lord mother that your son goes free Mmmm, Well your son go free Oh well the other day when they gave me my time Mmmm Oh well I come to Angola and I hit that big long line Mmmm I hit that big long line Oh well the boat left Memphis with a hundred men Yes Oh when she got to Angola she didn’t have but ten Mmmm she didn’t have but ten Go ahead young man don’t follow me Mmmm You got one year son I got A.B.C. Mmm, I got ABC Oh I’m tryin to pardon, boy, last summer, what the governor did Mmmm Oh he denied one of the good lil’ kid Mmmm One of the good lil’ kid Sun going down, let’s pick em up, Let’s go. | ANGOLA BOUND Too many mornin' gotta wake up soon Oh Lord, and eat my breakfast by the light of 'de moon Oh Lord, by the light of 'de moon If you see my Momma, tell her this for me Oh I've got a mighty long time, Lord knows I'll never go free Oh Lord, I'll never be free. Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound. I got lucky last summer when I got my time, Angola bound Well my partner got a hundred, I got ninety-nine, Angola bound You been a long time coming but you're welcome home, Angola bound And go to Louisiana get your burdens on, Angola bound Oh Captain, oh Captain don't you be so cruel, Angola bound Oh you work me harder than you work that mule, Angola bound. If it wasn't for the Captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down You come up here skippin' and a' jumpin', oh Lord, it won't last long Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms. Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound. Don't want no gal-boy lovin' cause I got my load, Angola bound Don't want no trouble out 'de boys I know, Angola bound. Oh they always talkin' 'bout dangerous blue, Angola bound If I had my shank I'd be dangerous too, Angola bound Oh Captain say walk and the boss say run, Angola bound If I had my pistol I would do 'nere one, Angola bound. If it wasn't for the Captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down You come up here skippin' and 'a jumpin', oh Lord it won't last long Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms. Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound. If it wasn't for the Captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down You come up here skippin' and 'a jumpin', oh Lord it won't last long Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms. Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound. If I'd always listened to what my Momma said, Angola bound I wouldn't be deep down in the trouble this way, Angola bound Oh my Momma, she told me, leave that junk alone, Angola bound Got hooked to the habit, had to carry on, Angola bound. The jury found me guilty cause they wrote it down, Angola bound Judge said, junkie boy you're penitentiary bound, Angola bound. Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound |
