Caldonia (Version 2)

by Fleecie Moore recording of 1999 from Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan (MCA 12042) Walking with my baby, she got great big feet Long, lean and cranky and ain't had nothing to eat But she's my baby, I love her just the same I'm crazy about my baby 'cause Caldonia is her name Caldonia, Caldonia What makes your big head so hard? I love you, I love you just the same I'm crazy about you, baby, 'cause Caldonia is your name You know my mother told me to leave Caldonia alone No kidding, that what she said She said, "Son, the woman ain't no good, leave her alone" But mama didn't know what Caldonia had been putting down So I'm going down to Caldonia's house and ask her just one more time Caldonia, Caldonia What makes your big head so hard? I love you, love you just the same I'm crazy about you, baby, 'cause Caldonia is your name

 

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