Dupree Blues

歌詞

Betty told Dupree, I wants me a diamond ring (oh baby) Betty told Dupree, I wants me a diamond ring (oh sugar) Now listen, mama, your daddy bring you most anything He had to kill a policeman and he wound a detective too (oh sugar) Killed a detective, wounded a policeman too (oh babe) See here, mama, what you caused me to do Hired him a taxi said, Can't you drive me back to Main (say taxi) Then he hired him a taxi said, Carry me back to Main (oh baby) I've done a hangin' crime yet I don't never feel ashamed Standin' there wond'rin' will a matchbox hold my clothes (oh baby) Standin' there wond'rin' matchbox hold my clothes Said a trunk was too big to be bothered on the road Rested poor Dupree, placed him in the jail (oh lord) Rested poor Dupree, placed him in the jail (oh babe) He had the mean old judge went and refuse to sign him any bail Wrote a letter to Betty, and this is the way the letter read (oh baby) He wrote a letter to Betty, and this is the way the letter read (oh lord) Come home to daddy, I'm almost dead Betty went to the jailer cryin', Mister jailer please (oh baby) Betty went to the jailer cryin', Mister jailer please (oh lord) Please, mister jailer, let me see my used-to-be