Lawd, Lawd, I’m goin’ home.
Cap’n an’ walker,
Walker been raisin’ san’.
Cap’n told walker
He could git ’im another man.
Lawd, dey got my buddy,
Buddy an’ his forty-fo!
Next ’lect’ocution
Dey’ll git him sho’.
[54] This is a pick song commonly heard around Chapel Hill, N. C. The “walker” refers to the walking boss or overseer on the job. The first two lines of each stanza are repeated as shown in the first stanza. For music see [Chapter XIV].