Sonny Terry - Cousin John lyrics

Little cousin John when he crossed that field, Great Big Steak Billy, on that hill He turned around to do his best, fell right back in the hornet's nest Up he jump in the way he ran, couldn't catch the boy in the aeroplane Oh, cousin John, he had no shoes, that's why he had them runnin' blues Little cousin John was goin' to town, ridin' a gray horse and need no hound The ol' hound barked, the ol' horse jumped, the ol' cousin John, he's fell on a stone Oh, cousin John, he promised me, just before he die he make a will for me Lived so long his head got bald, well, he got out the notion of dyin' at all Oh, cousin John fairly well, well, I know something but I ain't gonna tell Well, I know something but I ain't gonna tell, I know something but I ain't gonna tell I know something but I ain't gonna tell, oh, cousin John