You've Got To Give Me Some

by Spencer Williams recording of 1929 from The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (Columbia/Legacy 52838) Loving is the thing I crave For your love I'll be your slave You gotta give me some, yes give me some Can't you hear me pleading, you gotta give me some Said mister Jones to old butcher Pete, I want a piece of your good old meat You gotta give me some, oh give me some I crave your round steak, you gotta give me some Sweet as candy in a candy shop Is just your sweet sweet lollipop You gotta give me some, please give me some I love all day suckers, you gotta give me some To the milkman I heard Mary scream Said she wanted a lots of cream You gotta give me some, oh give me some Catch it when you come sir, you gotta give me some Hear my cryin' on my bended knees If you wanna put my soul at ease You gotta give me some, please give me some Can't stand it any longer, you gotta give me some Seeper called to Pele-Mele, sugar lump Said I'm going crazy about your hump You've got to give me some, please give me some I can't wait eight days, you gotta give me some Jay bird said to the peckerwood, I like to peck like a pecker should But give me some, yes give me some I'm crazy about them worms, you've gotta give me some Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Created by: Bluesman Harry Page last updated on: June 25 2000

 

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