I remember the time
Just before the war
Colored man used to
Hunt him out chips 'n straw
But now, bless God
Old master's dead
Colored man plumb fool
About feather bed
Eee-hee, my gal Nancy
O'vr the road I'm bound to go
(harmonica)
I went uptown
Goin' to shriek and howl
Think I heard my baby cry
Eee-wee-mmm, honey
Oh Lord, I'm bound to go
Wee-eee-eee, baby
Oh Lord, I'm bound to go
(harmonica)
I went downtown
Didn't mean no harm
Police grab me
Right by my arm
Soon, I began to pitch
I began to rear
Feel like strollin' in the air
Ooo-woo-ooo, baby
Ov'r the road I'm bound to go
I went downtown
Doin' my best
Find the boys
That stole the vest
Went on around
'Bout Court Square
Find the boys
That done stole the coat
Hee-hee-eee, baby
Oh Lord, I'm bound to go
(harmonica)
Now I knew, Joe Louis
Was in stand
Had them law books
In his hands
I began to pitch
Pull out a writ
Began to read to me
Said, 'Nigger, you been stealin'
In the first degree'
Eee-eee-eee, baby
Ov'r the road I'm bound to go
(harmonica)
Ev' Old Britt and Moses Brown
Said, 'I'm going 'cross Cripple Creek
Go into town'
Ooo-ooo-ooo, baby
Ov'r the road I'm bound to go on.
