Looking Up At Down
by 
Big Bill Broonzy 
recording of June 10 1940, Chicago 
from Big Bill's Blues (CBS), 
I'm just like an old rooster, out way out here on a hill 
I'm just like an old rooster, out way out here on a hill 
People I'm done scratchin', ooh Lord Big Bill is just tryin' to live 
I'm just like Joe's turkey, I can't do nothing but bauble(?) 
I'm so poor baby, I have to lean up against the fence to garble(?) 
Yeah, now baby, gal, I believe I change town 
Yeah I'm down so low baby, ooh Lord girl, 
I declare I'm lookin' up at down 
The men in the mine baby, they all lookin' down at me 
Gal I'm down so low baby, I'm low as I can be 
Yeah, now baby 
Girl I'm down as I can be 
Gal I'm down so low baby 
Oh Lord, everybody's lookin' down on poor me 
Everything I get a hold of baby, it goes away like snow in June 
If I get a chance now baby again, I'm goin' up to the moon 
Yeah, now baby 
Yeah, I believe I change town 
Yeah, poor me down so low baby, 
Big Bill is lookin' up at down