Cousin Joe - Beggin' Woman lyrics

I've got a beggin' woman She keeps on beggin' me She'll even try to beg A possum out of a tree You know she's a beggin' woman And I can see it in her eyes She's got a handful of gimme And a mouthful of much obliged She begs in the mornings She sleeps in the afternoons She stays up all night To beg the man in the moon You know she's a beggin' woman And I can see it in her eyes She's got a handful of gimme And a mouthful of much obliged She'll beg Aunt Penny And she'll beg Uncle Jake She'll even beg the sweetness Out of a ginger cake You know she's a beggin' woman And I can see it in her eyes She's got a handful of gimme And a mouthful of much obliged She'll beg the plant out of your plantation Beg New York to a flag station She'll even hang around To beg the United Nations You know she's a beggin' woman And I can see it in her eyes She's got a handful of gimme And a mouthful of much obliged