Memphis Blues Lyrics

Bull frog sittin' on a hollow log Raccoon runnin' from an old hound dog Where the Mississippi meets the delta dirt My grandpa told me it was just hard work Started out pickin' cotton To the rhythm of a mournful tune The hot sun just couldn't stop 'em From gettin' the day's work through They were singin' them Memphis blues Now here she come a rollin' it's the Delta Queen Worker's stop a workin' and they start to dream Water just a rollin off the paddle wheel Just wishin' there was some way out of that field Started out pickin' cotton To the rhythm of a mournful tune The hot sun just couldn't stop 'em From gettin' the day's work through They were singin' them Memphis blues Now it's Sunday mornin' sittin' in the church Knowin' some day soon they're gonna leave this Earth Well the preacher man preachin' He's a comin' soon 'Til then we'll be singin' them Memphis blues Started out pickin' cotton To the rhythm of a mournful tune The hot sun just couldn't stop 'em From gettin' the day's work through They were singin' them Memphis blues Yeah still singin' them Memphis blues Well it's a hi ho, hi ho silver Well it's a hi ho, hi ho silver Yeah baby