Divin´ Duck Blues - Sleepy John Estes

James 'Yank' Rachell — mandolin

Recorded, September 26th 1929 Victor # 55 596−2

Now, If the river was whiskey

And I was a divin' duck

Now, If the river was whiskey

I was a divin' duck

I would dive underwater

Never would come up

Don’t never take

A married woman to be your friend

Don’t never take

Married woman to be your friend

She will get all your money

Give it to her other man

Now, married woman

Always been my crave

Now, married woman

Always been my crave

Now, married woman

Car' me to my grave

Now, ain’t it hard

To love someone as they?

Now, ain’t it hard

To love someone as they?

You can’t get her when you want her

Have to use her when you fit

Now, the sun gon' shine

In my back do' someday

Now, the sun gonna shine

In my back do' someday

Now, the wind gonna rise

Gonna blow my blues away

Now, went to the railroad

Looked up at the sun

Now, went to the railroad

Looked up at the sun

If the train don’t hurry

Gonna be some walkin' done.