Arkansas Oil Freight Hill Crawlin' Blues (Bezdelnik sessions, 2013)
Arkansas Oil Freight Hill Crawlin’ Blues
Greyhound (c)
Sun was white hot – no rain, no wind to come Yes sun was white hot – no rain, no wind to come I was prowlin’ through the bushes in search of Johnson’s farm
I came here in these places to find me some simple job, you know Came here in these places to find me some simple job That man on the crossroads told me ‘bout Johnson and shown the way to go
Stranger on the crossroads, you better never go by my trail Oh mean stranger on the crossroads, you better never cross my trail Don’t joke with me mister, I loose nothing if back again in jail
solo
Grass is burned with the sun, trees are cracked and creeks are dry High grass is burned with the sun, trees are cracked and creeks are dry No drop of water in my mouth since I said my cage good bye
solo
I look forward up the hill and see a lonesome railway line Oh forward up the hill is a lonesome railway line The red light flicked into the green yeah and a hard steamers moan knocked my mind
Arkansas oil freight is crawling slowly up the hill Arkansas oil freight is crawling slowly up the hill It’s better to ride slow than go walk oh you know the drill
solo
Mister engineer, gimme a minute to get a car and climb Please mister engineer, gimme just a minute to get a car and climb We’re by the way, oh good man, let others try to get a Johnson’s farm