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Let de peoples know (unnh) what dey did in dat Southern Town Let de peoples know what dey did in dat Southern Town Well, dey lef' po' Bessie dyin' wid de blood (Lawd) a-streamin' down Bessis lef' Chicago in a bran' new Cadillac; didn' take no suitcase but she wore her mournin' black (unnh) Bessie, Bessie, she wore her mournin; black She went ridin' down to Dixie (Lawd) an' dey shipped her body back Lawd, wasn't it a turr'ble when dat rain come down Yes, wasn't it a turr'ble when de rain come down An' ol' Death caught po' Bessie down in ‘at Jim Crow town Well, de thunder rolled an' de lightnin' broke de sky Lawd, de thunder rolled an' de lightnin' broke de sky An' you could hear po' Bessie moanin', "Gret Gawd, please doan lemme die!" She holler, "Lawd please hep me!", but He never heerd a word she say Holler, "Please, somebody help me!", but dey never heerd a word she say Frien', when yo' luck run out in Dixie, well, it doan do no good to pray Well, dey give po' Bessie to de undertaker man; ol' Death an' Jim Crow (Lawd) done de job, hand in han' Well, Bessie, Bessie, she won't sing de blues no mo' Cause dey let her go down bloody (Lawd) trav'lin' from door to do' Bessie lef' Chicago in a bran' new Cad'lac eight Yes, Bessie lef' Chicago in a gret big Cad'lac eight But dey shipped po' Bessie back (Lawd) on dat lonesome midnight freight Lawd, let de peoples know what dey did in dat Southern Town Yes, let de peoples know what dey did in dat Southern Town Well, dey lef' po' Bessie dyin' wid de blood (Lawd) a-streamin' down |