Mississippi Fred Mcdowell - 61 Highway Blues Lyrics

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(guitar)

Lord that 61 Highway

It's the longest road I know-whoa

Lord that 61 Highway

It the longest road I know-oh

She run from New York City

Down the Gulf of Mexico

Lord it's some folks said them

Greyhound buses don't run

Lord it's some folks said them

Greyhound buses don't run

Just go to West Memphis baby

Look down Highway 61

I said please

Please see somebody for me

I said ple-eee-ase

Please see somebody for me

If you see my baby

Tell her she's alright with me

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(guitar)

I'm gonna buy me a pony

Can pace fox-trot and run

I'm gonna buy me a pony

Can pace fox-trot and run

Lord when you see me pretty mama

I be on Highway 61

I started school one Monday mo'ning

Lord I throwed my books away

I started school one Monday mo'ning

Lord I throwed my books away

I wrote a note to my teacher Lord

I gonna try 61 today

(guitar)

Lord if I hap'n a-die baby

'Fore you think my time have come

Lord if I hap'n a-die baby Lord

'Fore you think my time have come

I want you bury my body-yeah

Out on Highway 61

Lord if yo' man

Should have you get *boogied' baby

Lord don't want you to have no fun

If your man should have you get boogied'

Baby don't want you to have no fun

Just come down to my little cabin

Out on Highway 61.

(guitar to end)

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*boogied - pronounced more like 'bo-gee'd or 'bo-gin'

Refers to mean and/or cheap boyfriend man or husband.

As in old blues lyrics 'My Man Is Boogan Me'

Lucille Bogan. (few lines below)

..'He won't buy me no shoes he won't buy me no clothes

And he's got so lowdown he wants to put me outdoors

You know that's boogin' me'.

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