Melvin Jackson - Cairo Blues lyrics

You know, I want to go to Cairo, but the water's all over town You know, I want to go to Cairo, but the water's all over town The polices on the corner don't allow nobody 'round The gal I love, and she got washed away Girl I love, she got washed away Well now, since she been gone, you know, I got nowhere to stay Cairo, Cairo was a place I dearly love Cairo, Cairo was a place I dearly love Everything so pleasant 'round me and the moon and stars above You know, I'm ragged and dirty, babe, I'm barefoot and hungry, too Yes, I'm raggled and dirty, baby, barefoot and hungry, too But if I clean up, girl, can I go home with you?