Lyric Shiftin My Gear Blues (1928)

Lord, you know I love you mama, kiss you mornin , noon, and night.
Lord, you know I love you mama, kiss you mornin , noon, and night.
Lord, I work hard every day baby, try to treat you right.

Mama, you know when I found you, your people sat in a frown.
Mama, you know when I found you, your people sat in a frown
Lord, you give my money to your sweet man, now you drove me down.

Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord.
Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord.
It s true I love you mama, but you treat me like I was a dog.

(Now bite that thing, boy!) [spoken words]

(Ahhh, pick it!) [spoken words]

(Ahhh, pick it, Mr. Lonnie Johnson!) [spoken words]

Lord, you remember mama, when I come home to you?
Lord, can you remember mama, when I came home to you.
Lord, what you had mama, it never really wouldn t do.

But now course mama I m getting old, creepin up in years.
But I m getting old mama, your daddy s creepin up in years.
Lord, but I can climb that mountain mama, without drippin my tears.