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Ginseng Blues by Kentucky Ramblers Lyrics

Genre: country | Year: 1930

[Verse 1]
Ain't a-gonna dig no ginseng
Well I ain't a-gonna hunt no crow
Ain't a-gonna do a doggone thing
But love my dear sweet mama

[Refrain]
You can't read my mind
When you think I'm loving you,mama
I'm quittin' you all the time

[Chorus]
Yo-dee-o-del-lay-hee-hee-hee
Yo-lee-o-lay-hee-hee
Yo-yo-de-lay-hee-hee
Yo-del-lay-hee

[Verse 2]
My home ain't here
It’s down in Caroline
I got two chil'ren down in Georgie
But they sure ain't mine, sweet mama
[Refrain]
You can't read my mind
When you think I'm loving you, mama
I’m quittin' you all the time

[Chorus]
Yo-dee-o-del-lay-hee-hee-hee
Yo-lee-o-lay-hee-hee
Yo-yo-de-lay-hee-hee
Yo-del-lay-hee

[Verse 3]
I got a girl in Georgie
One in Dixie, too
If you treat me mean, sweet mama
Turn my back on you, good baby

[Refrain]
You can’t read my mind
When you think I’m loving you, mama
I’m quittin' you all the time

[Chorus]
Yo-dee-o-del-lay-hee-hee-hee
Yo-lee-o-lay-hee-hee
Yo-yo-de-lay-hee-hee
Yo-del-lay-hee
[Verse 4]
Well, I ain’t a-gonna work no tin post
Well, I ain’t a-gonna load no coal
Put my head out the window
Watch the drums roll, sweet mama

[Refrain]
You can’t read my mind
When you think I’m loving you, mama
I’m quittin' you all the time

[Chorus]
Yo-dee-o-del-lay-hee-hee-hee
Yo-lee-o-lay-hee-hee
Yo-yo-de-lay-hee-hee
Yo-del-lay-hee