Dry Well Blues

Charley Patton

[Verse 1]
Way down in Lula, hard livin' has done hit
Way down in Lula, hard livin' has done hit
Lord, your drought come an' caught us, an' parched up all the tree

[Verse 2]
Aw, she stays over in Lula, bid that ol' town goodbye
Stays in Lula, bidding you the town goodbye
'Fore I would come to know the day, oh, the Lula well was gone dry

[Verse 3]
Lord, there're citizens around Lula, aw, was doin' very well
Citizens around Lula, aw, was doin' very well
Now they're in hard luck together, 'cause rain don't pour nowhere

[Verse 4]
I ain't got no money and I sure ain't got no hope
I ain't got no money and I sure ain't got no hope
When I start coming, crush all the cotton and tar

[Verse 5]
Boy, they tell me the country, Lord, it'll make you cry
Lord, country, Lord, it'll make you cry
Most anybody, Lord, hasn't any water in the bayou

[Verse 7]
Lord, the Lula womens, Lord, puttin' Lula young mens down
Lula men, oh, puttin' Lula men down
Lord, you outta been there, Lord, the womens all leavin' town

Trivia about the song Dry Well Blues by Charley Patton

On which albums was the song “Dry Well Blues” released by Charley Patton?
Charley Patton released the song on the albums “It Won’t Be Long” in 1996 and “Primeval Blues, Rags, and Gospel Songs” in 2005.

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