Big Mama's Door

by Alvin Youngblood Hart recording of November-December, 1995, San Francisco, California from Big Mama's Door (OKeh/550 Music or Sony 67593) Goin' down in Chickasaw, gon' take that right hand road Goin' down in Chickasaw, gon' take that right hand road Bet I ain't gon' stop till I come up in big mama's door Folks down in Chickasaw they all know my name Folks down in Chickasaw they all know my name And when I'm down there, man, sure be glad I came Girl that I'm lovin' got the great long curly hair Girl that I'm lovin' got the great long curly hair But her mama and papa, man, they sure don't 'low me there What you gonna do when you find your biscuit roller gone? What you gonna do when you find your biscuit roller gone? (Man, what about it?) Get in that kitchen, man, and roll 'em till she come home Get up in the mood, man, we sure had lots of fun Get up in the mood, man, we sure had lots of fun When I come round that corner, gonna see my pony run Goin' down in Chickasaw, gon' take that right hand road Goin' down in Chickasaw, gon' take that right hand road. (Goin' back to the wood!) Bet I ain't gon' stop till I come up in big mama's door

 

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