C C7
Well-a, Shorty George, ain't no friend of mine
F C
Well-a, Shorty George, ain't no friend of mine
G G7 C
He'sa taken all the women and left the men behind
[Verse]
C C7
Well, my Papa died when I was just a lad,
F C
My papa died when I was just a lad
G G7 C
And ever since that day, I been to the bad
[Verse]
C C7
Got a letter from my baby, I couldn't read from crying
F C
Got a letter from my baby, I couldn't read from crying
G G7 C
She said my mama weren't dead yet, but she was slowly dying
[Verse]
C C7
Well, I took my mama to the burying ground
F C
I took my mama to the burying ground
G G7 C
I never knowed I loved her till that coffin sound
[Verse]
C C7
Yes, I went down to the graveyard, peeped in my my mama's face
F C
Yes, I went down to the graveyard, peeped in my mama's face
G G7 C
"Ain't it hard to see you in this lonesome place?"
