Follow Me Down - Lead Belly

My mama told me

My sister too

Said, 'The Shreveport women, son,

Will be the death of you'

Said to my mama,

'Mama, you don’t know

If the Fannin Street women gonna kill me

Well, you might as well let me go'

Follow me down,

Follow me down,

Follow me down

By Mr Tom Hughes town

I went to my mama

Fell down on my knees

Said, 'Oh, mama, won’t you forgive me, please?'

She started to cry

Follow me down,

Follow me down,

Follow me down

By Mr Tom Hughes town

I got a woman

Lives on Stony Hill

She used to sit down and gamble with

Mr Buffalo Bill

He’s a bad man

You got a woman

Gamble with Buffalo Bill

Two chances in one, babe,

You ain’t done got killed

She started to cry

Follow me down,

Follow me down,

Follow me down

By Mr Tom Hughes town

I got a woman

Lives back of the jail

Makes an honest livin'

By the wigglin' of her tail

Cry for me

Anyone should ask you

Who made up this song

Tell 'em Huddie Ledbetter

Done been here and gone

Follow me down,

Follow me down,

Follow me down

By Mr Tom Hughes town