Well apples dipped in candy Sweet potato wine One is for you belly And one is for your mind Day off on Sunday When the rent is not behind Well thats just the way it goes Lazy Mississippi movin' mighty slow Like that ole blackbird walkin' down the road Able when the times get rough To just pick up and go Further on down the line Rich man Poor man Begger or Thief First Lawd the first ones gets you down the road Well the others get you grief The last one gets you 90 days Of cotton-pickin' peas Down on the Captains farm We got apples dipped in candy I tell ya now Rich man Poor man Begger or Thief The first ones gets you down the road Well the others get you grief The last one gets you 90 days Of cotton-pickin' peas Down on the East End farm Know what I'm talkin' about Joe' Well thats the way it goes