Junco Partner - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

Down the road came a Junco Partner

Boy, he was loaded with misery

He was knocked out, knocked out loaded

And he wobbled all over the street

Had to do six months

(You mean?)

Yeah, it wasn’t easy

He was no sinner and he’d done no crime

He just shot up a Coojun hat band

He was in it at the very time

Well, when I’d had plenty money

It wasn’t funny

I could get honey

I had friends all over town

Now I ain’t got no money and I ain’t got no honey

And, and my best friend done put me down

Well, I’d done pawn my watch and pistol

I’m gonna pawn my key and chain

I woulda pawned my Ticco Bello

She was mellow as a shallow

But the poor gal wouldn’t sign her name

Give me water, water, water, water, water

When I’m thirsty

Agua, agua, agua

Water’s a mighty good drink when you’re dry

Give me kindness when I’m sickly

I wanna go to heaven when I die

Well, if I had a million dollars

Just one million dollars to call my own

I’d buy me a land geared tractor

I’d raise my own tobacco on my tobacco farm

Junco Junco, Junky Junco partner

He was loaded way out with misery

He woulda pawned his Ticco Bello

She was mellow as a shallow

But the poor gal wouldn’t sign her name

Ah Junky Junco, Junky Junco partner