Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Gus Cannon

Written by：Traditional

Been a poor boy long way from home

Long way from home

Been a poor boy and a long way from home

I got 'rested no money to buy my fine

Money to buy my fine

I got 'rested no money to buy my fine

Said I guess I'll have to catch the Frisco out in this land

Catch the Frisco out

Lord I guess I have to catch that Frisco out

Man if that don't do I'm gonna woods a while

Try the woods a while

Yeah

I cried hello central gimme

Your long-distance phone

I cried hello central give me your long-distance phone

She ask me what number did I want

I cried please ma'am give me 1349

1349

I cried please ma'am give me 1349

Tried to phone it to

Tried to phone it to

Tried to phone it to

Tell her send me little

Tell her send me little money

Tell her send me little money

Oh to buy my fine

She cried the bucket's got a

She cried the bucket got

She cried the bucket got

Lord 'twon't hold no beer