Bukka White - Fixin' To Die Blues Lyrics
I'm lookin' funny in my eyesAnd I believe I'm fixin' to dieBelieve I'm fixin' to dieI'm lookin' funny in my eyesNow, I believe I'm fixin' to die, yeahI know I was born to dieBut I hate to leave my children around cryin'YeahJust as sho' we liveIt's a, sho' we's born to dieSho' we's born to dieJust as sho's we liveSho' we's born to dieYeahI know I was born to dieBut I hate to leave my children around cryin'YeahYo mother treated me, childrenLike I was her baby childWas her baby childYo mother treated meLike I was her baby childThat's why's I sighedSighed so hardAnd come back home to dieYeahSo many nights at the firesideHow my chillen's mother would cryHow my chillen's mother would crySo many nights at the firesideHow my chillen's mother would cryYeah'Cause I told the mother I had to say, goodbyeLook over yon-derOn the buryin' groundOn the buryin' groundLook over yonder, on the burying groundYon' stand ten thousandStandin' still to let me downYeah(washboard & guitar)Mother, take my chillen backBefore they let me downBefore they let me downMother, take my chillen back'Fore they let me downAin't no need a-them screamin' an cryin'On the graveyard ground.(washboard & guitar to end)~
