Match Box Blues -Blind Lemon Jefferson How far to the river mama walk down by the sea How far to the river walk down by the sea I got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me Standing here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes I'se sittin here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go Lord Lord who may your manager be Hey mama who may your manager be Reason I ask so many questions Can't you make friends match for me I got a girl cross town she crochet all the time I got a girl cross town crochet all the time Mama if you don't quit crochet in you gunna lose your mind I wouldn'y mind marrying but I can't stand settling down I Don't mind marrying but Lord settling down I'm gonna act like a preacher so I can ride from town to town Well I'm leaving town but that won't make me stay I leaving town crying won't make me stay Baby the more you cry the farther you drive me away
[00:00.00]Match Box Blues -Blind Lemon Jefferson [00:14.881]How far to the river mama walk down by the sea [00:22.911]How far to the river walk down by the sea [00:31.231]I got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me [00:39.681]Standing here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes [00:50.240]I'se sittin here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes [01:00.90]I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go [01:08.510]Lord Lord who may your manager be [01:15.420]Hey mama who may your manager be [01:24.720]Reason I ask so many questions [01:26.720]Can't you make friends match for me [01:33.620]I got a girl cross town she crochet all the time [01:44.99]I got a girl cross town crochet all the time [01:52.869]Mama if you don't quit crochet in you gunna lose your mind [02:01.49]I wouldn'y mind marrying but I can't stand settling down [02:11.699]I Don't mind marrying but Lord settling down [02:20.319]I'm gonna act like a preacher so I can ride from town to town [02:29.809]Well I'm leaving town but that won't make me stay [02:39.159]I leaving town crying won't make me stay [02:48.289]Baby the more you cry the farther you drive me away
