Watermelon Man - Big Mama Thorton

Hey!

Watermelon Man

Hey you with the red truck-

Watermelon Man

Bring me a watermelon make it now

make it mellow- yes you young fellow

bring it up here to the 5th floor

Watermelon Man

Say Watermelon Man-

did you hear what I said?

Can you bring me a watermelon up to the fifth flo'

Five dollars?!

wait a minute!

what you doin' chargin' a dollar a floor?!

Think I’m gonna pay five dollars for a watermelon- you crazy!

and move, and move your truck out the front of my house

what you say?

say you got what?

tell me you got a license?

that’s alright-

I’ll call the Po-lice!

he’ll make

what you say?

you gonna sell the Po-lice a watermelon?

You might not know what kinda Police I’m gonna call

might not even like watermelon

and you keep on tellin' me you got a license

I don’t care what kind of license you got

you ain’t got no license to sell in my driveway

so move it!

oh you ain’t gonna move huh?

(laughs) Just stay there

I’ll get all these hound dogs and we’ll come downstairs

and flatten your tires

And we’ll get some free

You better move you smart aleck!

I was gonna buy one of your watermelons for you talk too smart!

and that go for your truck too!

That watermelon man was gonna sell me a watermelon for five dollars,

just cuz' I live on the fifth floor