"Spoken":
Mama, she told me to stay at home and I wouldn't. She told me to stay at home and I couldn't
But now, Mama, Bud Russell has got me and I cannot help myself. Lord have mercy
If I had-a listened, Mama, when you was tellin' me these things, I wouldn't have to worry with these old rusted chains
"Sung":
I wonder what's the matter with poor Annie Lee?
Lord, the Captain whupped here and she ain't been seen
Lord, the Captain whupped her and she ain't been seen
Oh, if it hadn't've been for the red mule's head
Lord, the Captain'd k**ed ol' Annie dead
Lord, the Captain k**ed ol' Annie dead
If you get buggy want to see Red River red
Lord, Bud Russell will take you and you won't be dead
Lord, Bud Russell will take you and you won't be dead
Got my kitchen, got my kitchen door
That's where they laid the poor boy low on
Out in the rain, out in the cold
When your Captain call you, you have to go
Boys, when the Captain call you, you have to go