Drunken Spree

Skip James Drunken Spree early version

I love my darlin' yes I do

I love her 'til the sea go dry

And if I thought she didn't love me

I'd take morphine and die

It was late last night when Willie come home

She made one rap on the door

"Is that you Willie? I'd like to know

Darlin' don't you rap no more"

The last good word I heard my mother say

Sonny come hold my hand/head

Oh me, oh my never let a dollar by

I pawned my watch an' I pawned my chain

I pawned my gold diamond ring

If that don't settle my drunken spree

Lord I'll never drink no more

You had me ??darn?? my ??? ???

An' all my dirty clothes

It was late last night when Willie come home

She made one rap on the door

"Is that you Willie? I'd like to know

Darlin' don't you rap no more"

I love my darlin' yes I do

I love her 'til the sea go dry

And if I thought she didn't love me

I'd take morphine and die