Pity a po’ boy

Stray ’way from home.

If I ever gits back,

I sho’ never mo’ to roam;

If I ever gits back,

I sho’ never mo’ to roam.

I Rather Be in My Grave

I lef’ my rider standin’ in back do’ cryin’,

“Lawd, please don’t leave me behin’.”

You mistreat me, you drove me from yo’ do’,