Charley Patton - Elder Greene Blues lyrics

Greene is… Elder Greene is gone
Gone way down the country with
His long coat on with his long coat on
With his long coat on
Gone way down the country with
His long coat on

Elder Greene told the Deacon
"Let’s go down in Prayer
There’s a big ‘sociation in New Orleans
Come and let’s go there
Come and let’s go there
Come and let’s go there
There’s a big ‘sociation in New Orleans
Come and let’s go there"

I love to fuss and fight
I love to fuss and fight
Lord, I get sloppy drunk off a Bottle an’
Bond and walk the streets all night
And walk the streets all night
And walk the streets all night
Lord, I get sloppy drunk off a Bottle an’
Bond and walk the streets all night

Elder Greene told the deacon
"Settle down in prayer
You can take the thing I got almost anywhere
Almost anywhere, almost anywhere
You can take all summer and walk anywhere"

Elder Greene is gone elder Greene is gone
Gone way down the country with
His long coat on if you’ve got a woman
Or raise her to your hand
Keep away from my woman
Molly ‘ham is lonesome- molly Cunningham
Molly Cunningham molly Cunningham
Keep away from my woman
Molly ‘ham is lonesome, molly

I love to fuss and fight
I love to fuss and fight
Lord, I get sloppy drunk off
A Bottle an’ Bond
And walk the streets all night