Don't Mash My Digger So Deep
by probably Bo Carter (Armenter "Bo" Chatmon) recording of October 15 1936 from Banana in Your Fruit Basket (Yazoo 1064) Baby if you don't like my peaches, baby please don't-cha touch my tree Baby and if you don't love my peaches, baby please don't touch my tree And if you don't want me to have your potatoes, don't mash my digger down so deep Say's when I use my digger, I use it in different ways, I dig potatoes for these women, both night and day Baby if you don't like my peaches, baby please don't-cha touch my tree Baby and if you don't love my peaches, baby please don't touch my tree And if you don't want me to have your potatoes, don't mash my digger down so deep Says when I get to use my digger, I use it like I should, the women all cryin' your old digger, ya know, it digs and feels so good Baby if you don't like my peaches, baby please don't-cha touch my tree Baby and if you don't love my peaches, baby please don't touch my tree And if you don't want me to have your potatoes, don't mash my digger down so deep Says when I get to use my digger, I use to the side and up and down, I can dig your potatoes better than any man in this town Baby if you don't like my peaches, baby please don't-cha touch my tree Baby and if you don't love my peaches, baby please don't touch my tree And if you don't want me to have your potatoes, don't mash my digger down so deep Sometimes it takes three inches to dig for 'tatoes, sometimes it takes four, when I find 'em deep, you know, I mash it down some more Baby if you don't like my peaches, baby please don't-cha touch my tree Baby and if you don't love my peaches, baby please don't touch my tree And if you don't want me to have your potatoes, don't mash my digger down so deep __________ Note 1: digger, a tool for digging in the ground.
