Go Down Ol' Hannah

Go down, Old Hannah
Baby, don't you rise no more
If you rise up in the mornin', baby
Won't you bring down the Judgment Day?

You oughta been on the Brazos, 19 and 10
But a rustler drove the women, baby, like a drove the men
You oughta been on the Brazos, 19 and 4
You find a dead man lyin', baby, in Mulberry Road
He was grabbin', mama, for his hoe
I was talking to him, baby, said, "Please don't"

Go down, Old Hannah
Baby, don't you rise, don't you rise no more
If you rise up in the mornin', in the mornin', baby
Won't you bring down the Judgment Day?

You had to go down, Old Hannah, you gonna talk to that man, now
Wake up, dead man, grab your hoe
Wake up, dead man, 'cause your brother's too tired to row
Wake up, baby, do your piece
Wake up, daddy, help me with my lease

Go down, Old Hannah
Yes, you can hear him talkin' to her, baby
Honey, don't you rise no more
If you rise up in the mornin', baby
Won't you bring down the Judgment Day?