FROM FOUR TILL LATE

From four until late
        I was wringin' my hands and cryin'
From four until late
        I was wringin' my hands and cryin'
I believe to my soul
        that your daddy's Gulfport bound
From Memphis to Norfolk
        is a thirty-six hours' ride
From Memphis to Norfolk
        is a thirty-six hours' ride
A man is like a prisoner
        and he's never satisfied
A woman is like a dresser
        some man always ramblin' th'ough its drawers
A woman is like a dresser
        some man's always ramblin' th'ough its drawers
It cause so many men
        wear an apron overhall
From four until late
        she get with a no-good bunch and clown
From four until late
        she get with a no-good bunch and clown
Now, she won't do nothin'
        but tear a good man' reputation down
When I leave this town
        I'm 'on' bid you fare...farewell
And when I leave this town
        I'm gon' bid you fare...farewell
And when I return again
        you'll have a great long story to tell

Notes: 1. It is approximately 800 miles between Memphis  and Norfolk.

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