Leadbelly - The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn) lyrics

Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care My mastas gone away Rod-a, he ride him and he jumped a ditch He ride-a, he rode him, and the pony did pitch The pony, he felt a little bit shy ‘Cause he's bitten by that blue-tailed fly Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care My mastas gone away When I went down in Louisiana I stayed a little while in Texarkana Every once in a while, I felt a little bit shy ‘Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care My mastas gone away I was on my to Shreveport, Louisiana Then I stopped out in Caspiana And I felt a little bit shy ‘Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care My mastas gone away When I was drivin' along in my car I was stoppin' most anywhere Once in while I look up in the sky ‘Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care My mastas gone away Once in a while I do a little bit o'dance And some of the people come around and says, 'Will you allow me a little chance? But every once in a while I feel a little bit shy ‘Cause I was bitten by that blue-tailed fly Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care My mastas gone away Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy, crack corn, and I don't care My mastas gone away