A classic photo of Alle May Burroughs . Walker Evans said more with that shot than a novel could .
by Memphis Minnie
I was born in Louisiana, I was raised in Algiers
And everywhere I been the peoples all say
Ain’t nothing in rambling, either runnin’ ‘round
Well I believe I’ll marry ooowooo Lord and settle down
I first left home I stopped in Tennessee
The peoples all begging “Come and stay with me”
‘Cause ain’t nothing in rambling, either runnin’ ‘round
Well I believe I’ll get me a good man ooowooo Lord and settle down
I was walking through the alley with my hand in my coat
The police start to shoot me thought it was something I stole
You know it ain’t nothing in rambling, either runnin’ ‘round
Well I believe I’ll marry ooowooo Lord and settle down
The peoples on the highway is walking and crying
Some is starving, some is dying
You know it ain’t nothing in rambling, either runnin’ ‘round
Well I believe I’ll get a good man ooowooo Lord and settle down
-Interlude-
You may go to Hollywood and try to get on the screen
But I’m gonna stay right here and eat these old charity beans
‘Cause ain’t nothing in rambling, either runnin’ ‘round
Well I believe I’ll marry ooowooo Lord and settle down