Peetie Wheatstraw - The Break I'm Getting Lyrics
The Break I'm Getting Trk 3 Disc 1 2:53Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch)with Pretty Boy WalkerAlbum: Peetie Wheatstraw Essentials AlbumAllego Classic Blues CBL 200037Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.comNow, listen here peopleThink I'm tired of bein' a bumFor the breaks I'm gettin' nowI done got to be nothin' but a crumbI've got tiredOf these breaks they givin' meI'm gon' pack my gripAn I'm going back to TennesseeNow, I walk all dayCan't find no work at allI'm broke an' hungry all the winterAnd ragg'dy all the fallI walked all dayMy feet got wet n' dampI've been sufferin' two, three daysFrom the miss meal crampI was barefooted, *****I was in the ice an snowWith all my yas-yas, outYou could see my big toeI was barefootedDidn't have on no shoesAnd the rocks, gravel and concreteIs givin' my soles the bluesAn 'fore I'd let winter in St. LouisGet the best of meI'd get on a freight train an walkBack to Memphis,Tennessee'Cause I've done got tiredOf these breaks they givin' meI'm gon' pack my gripAn I'm going back to TennesseeNow other day I woked upTo a big healthy garbage canAnd drugs my stiff back on itBack of a natural manI says, 'Razzy ham boneAnd skanky muffinGet back all your coffee groundsCause you know I ain't bluffin'An 'fore I'd let winter in let St. LouisTake advantage of meI'd go back down southWhere all chumps oughta be'Cause I've done got tiredOf these breaks they givin' meI'm gon' pack my gripAnd I'm goin' back to TennesseeNow, I'm 'onna sing this verseNow, ain't gon' sing any mo''Cause I'm gettin' kind-a warmAn you know I've got to goI love to clown for ya'allAn I love to act a monkeyBut I don't wanna get too hot'Cause I'm scared I'm liable to get a bad cold'Cause I done got tiredOf these breaks they givin' meI'm 'onna pack my gripAnd I'm goin' back to Tennessee.~
