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NIGGER CRAP GAME (I GOT MINE) Sung by: Earl Blair Recorded in Pleasant Grove, AR 7/15/52 Click here to listen to the original recording 'Twas against my will. Those coons got all my money Except one greenback dollar bill. With a hundred-dollar bid upon the table, That nigger's point was nine. About that time, the cop came through the door. Then I got mine. I got mine, boys, I got mine. I grabbed that hundred-dollar bill; From the window I did climb. Ever since, I've been a-wearing good clothes And a-living on a chicken and a wine-- A leader of society, Since I got mine. I took my girl to the restaurant. Well, I went in there to dine. Only had a fifteen cents And full of good white wine. We eat everything we saw. I told them it was fine. I handed over that a fifteen cents, And I got mine. I got mine, boys, I got mine. He used me for a football; At kicking he was fine. He kicked me through the window; I got there just in time. Policeman took me to the judge, And I got mine. I went to get some chickens; The night was very fine. Those fowls were roosting very high, And for them I did climb. A bulldog came prowling around; He got there just in time. The rascal got me by the seat of the pants, And I got mine. He got mine, boys, He got mine. The rascal took my britches; He did it very fine. I went home in a barrel; I got there just in time By using Dr. Brown's salve Where he got mine. Also found in Brown, Vol. III, #52, "I Got Mine." |
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