Match Box Blues - Leadbelly

Now, this man had a wife

And she thought she hasn’t gotten

Ev' dollar that he had

But she was mistakin!

He had lots of money when he married her

But he’s sittin' with his head hung down

She walk by an says

'Daddy' says, 'What's the matter with you?'

And here what he told his wife

He said, 'Down here wonderin'

Would a matchbox hold my clothes?

He said, 'Down you’re wonderin'

Would a matchbox hold my clothes?

He said, 'Down here wonderin'

Would a matchbox hold my clothes?

She says, 'Daddy, don’t be worried like that!'

An he walk back tell her again

Y’all, what he tol' that gal

'I don’t wanna be bother

No big trunk on my do'

I don’t wanna be by No big trunk on my do'

Don’t wanna be by no

Big trunk on my do'

He sit down and 'gin to think

He said, 'I'm goin' out to my friend’s house

An' see what would he do When his wife packin' up her trunk?

He goes to his friends

Ya’ll, here what he said

'Now, what would you do Baby packin' up her trunk?'

'What would you do When yo' baby packin' up her trunk?'

'What would you do When your gal’s packin' up her trunk?'

Here’s the best advise his friend could give 'em

Get ya half a gallon whiskey

An get on you a big drunk

Get you a half a gallon a whiskey

And get on you a big drunk

Get you a half a gallon a whiskey

And get on you a big drunk

She goes on back, again

An she looks at him

'Lord, have mercy on me Oh Lord, Lord, have mercy on me Oh Lord, Lord, have mercy on me'.