Bukka White - Rememberance Of Charlie Patton Lyrics
Always wanted to be like old Charlie Patton.Long ago when I was a kid, I hear him anplay those numbers about:'I'll hitch up my buggy and saddle my black mare'An I used to pick cotton an come aroundin Clarksdale after them cafes, eatin' cheesean cracker.None of the other boys they didn't have an ideawhat I was thinkin'.I say, I wants to come to be a great man likeCharlie Patton, but I didn't want to get killedhe did, the way he got killed, the way he had to go.I've always realized I knew I had to die but I didn'twant one of those ol' sand-foot woman, womens tocome up and cut my throat or do somethin' to methat was unnecessary.And so goes on down and got me old piece a-guitar.And I always wanted to play about'Hitch up my buggy, saddle up my black mare''I wanna find my baby in this great big world, somewhere.'And I got chance before he was passed.So, he wasn't even thinkin' about passing.And I shaked his hand once, his brother in Clarksdalehave a brother that work at The Compress.And I said, if I ever lived to get half way grownor grown, I would wanna be just like Charlie Patton was.An after I heard about his deathAfter I got might near grownI would have liked at that timeTo met the one that causedhim to have that dead. 'Cause he was a great boy.And ah, he used to play-a, a number by'Old blue jumped the rabbit and they runnin' one sold mile''When the rabbit fell dead, he cried just like a child'.And you know I felt so good over that I quit eatin' rabbit.'Cause them rabbit you know do holler when the dogcatch up to 'em. He could bit in a newborn babyAnd they was screamin' and cry'nin'.And ah, after I hear, Charlie Patton went onan play that number, I 'cide I just stop eat rabbitIf had my dog catch 'em and I take away from 'em.And so as I went on to say, you know Clarksdaleis a little old small town that-a-way.A lot of good boys been in there.But in traveling through them little small townlike that, a good thing I found a good man can dois take it easy and take his time and don't fool withthings that you don't have. Ah, that's not worthwhile.You don't have time even, to fool around with.Just take life easy.'Cause ev'rything shine like goldAnd gold you know, they's a lot of brassYou know, shine like gold.And so Charlie Patton used to sing that song about'Hitch up my buggy and saddle up my black mare'And I hear, would just knock me off my feet.I was bare-feeted, little bare-feeted boy, too.And I like it so well after I growed up, the firstrecord I put out when I was comin' up about'Downtown women sickin' them dogs on me'.I was one that kind-a compare with it.Ah, I think I made a pretty good hit on that!But now, I done forgot I don't play it so much.But at that time he was goin' so good, you know?And ah, if he's got any friends or relativeHis mother or father wherever might beTo hear me sayin' that I just wanna let 'em knowthat:'Old remember, never do be forgotten'.Things that then went on, you know.So, I gratulates to it.To all his friends, his cousins, to ev'rything.I tried to be the second behind old Big Charlie Patton.He really did.And to tell you the truthThe first drank of whiskey that I ever drankenCharlie Patton give me a little in a spoon.He said, 'You're too young to drink too much whiskey'But I'm 'onna give you enough to know what it's about.And I still think about that.I wish I'd aks him to gimme the spoon.And so, while we're hereI rather thinkin' of old time thing like thatWe've got to take thing 'un of consideration.You know thing like thatSuppose to bring a man mind back.If you're goin' too fastYou're suppose to take a considerationan settle down, and think about.'Cause that's your best you can hardly get over.I just wish the day I could shake Charlie Patton hand.~
