Blind Lemon Jefferson - Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan lyrics

It was late last night, light's burnin' by my bed It was late last night, and light's burnin' by my bed Eased my head to the window, this is what my baby said "Let's just lay here easy till the co*k go to crowin' 'fore day" Says, "Just lay here easy till that co*k go to crowin' 'fore day" Eased my clothes out the window gonna make my getaway I got a dirty mistreater she's mean as she can be Got a dirty mistreater, mean as she can be I didn't figure she was so mean till she dropped that cannon on me When my rider drawed the cannon, oooh, my flesh begin to crawl When my rider drawed the cannon my flesh begin to crawl Any man feel kind o' different when he's faced with a cannonball I stepped two feet forward, started to break and run I stepped two feet forward, tryin' to break and run Ah, but a man don't outrun a cannon, it's same as a Gatlin' gun