Mean Old Frisco
by 
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 
recording of 19 
from 
That's Allright Mama (Relic 7036) 
& 
The Father of Rock & Roll (RCA LPV-573) 
Well, that mean old, mean old Frisco 
, and that low down Santa Fe 
Well, that mean old Frisco, and that low down Santa Fe 
Well it carried my baby away, and it's blown right back on me 
I was standing, I was listening, for that Southern 
whistle blow 
I was standing and listening for that Southern whistle to blow 
Lord, she did not catch the Southern, and now where do you suppose that woman might have gone? 
Well, then I ain't, I ain't got no, got no special 
rider 
here, Lord 
I ain't got no special rider here 
Well, I think I leave, 'cause I don't feel welcome 
Well, my mama she done told me, and my papa told me, too 
Well, my mama she done told me, and my papa told me, too 
Everybody grins in your face son, well, they ain't no friends of yours 
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Note 1: Frisco, Santa Fe, and Southern are the names of railroad lines.