Poor Howard - Leadbelly

Poor Howard - Leadbelly

  • Year of release: 2010
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 1:36

Below is the lyrics of the song Poor Howard , artist - Leadbelly with translation

Lyrics " Poor Howard "

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Poor Howard

Leadbelly

Ol' Howard, po' boy\nOl' Howard he is dead an' gone\nLeft me here to sing this song\nLeft me here to sob and mourn (or moan)\nPretty little girl with a red dress on\nPretty little girl with a red dress on\nGod knows, pretty little girl with a red dress on\nOl' Howard is a po' white (?). He goes all around over the plantations.\nPlays for the sukey jumps. He is the first man to start the sukey jump playin'\nin the world, and he would go all around, while po' Howard is dead and gone,\neverybody sings this song about him.\nOl' Howard is dead an' gone\nLeft me here to sing and mourn\nOl' Howard Po' boy\nOl' Howard, he was a po' boy\nOl' Howard, he was a po' boy\nOl' Howard, he was a po' boy,

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