Blues in the bottle, blues in the bottle Trouble in my hands, pretty mama Blues in the bottle, trouble in my hands I'm goin' back to Fort Worth Find me another man Dig your taters, o dig your taters It's tater diggin' time, pretty mama O dig your taters, it's tater diggin' time Old man Jack Frost Done an' killed your vine Asked my baby, asked my baby Could she stand to see me cry, pretty mama Asked my baby could she stand to see me cry She said, whoa black daddy I can stand to see you die Rooster chews tobacco, rooster chews tobacco The hen uses snuff, pretty mama That rooster chews tobacco and the hen uses snuff The little chickens don't take nothin' But they strut their stuff Went to Tadinoodie [?], went to Tadinoodie See my pony run, pretty mama Went to Tadinoodie, see my pony run If I win some money Gonna give my baby some