Well, I went up on the mountain, give my horn a blow
Well, I went up on the mountain, give my horn a blow
Thought I hear my true lover say, "Yonder come my beau"
Ah, ten thousand people was 'round the burying ground
Ten thousand people 'round the burying ground
Thought I hear that elder say for to lean a-body down
I followed her all the way down to the burying ground
Well, I followed my brownskin all the way down to the burying ground
I come back to my home, I thought to overboard and drown
Bad luck in my family all done fell on me
Bad luck in my family all done fell on me
It made me think about going way across the sea
I asked my captain for to give me his best pair of shoes
Well, I asked my captain, "Please give me your best pair of shoes"
Well, I'm barefoot, I ain't got none
To wear, Lord, I don't know what to do
He told me they had a hole in their
Side, I don't know what they would do
Well, they told me they got a hole in
Their side, I don't think they would do
Lord, these ain't like the shoes I got on
They got a hole right in the bottom
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