Honey Hush

by Lou Willie Turner recording of 1952-1955 from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: Vol 2, 1952-1954 (Atlantic 81294-2) Ah let 'em roll like a big wheel In a Georgia cotton field Honey hush Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack Come fix my supper, don't want no talkin' back Well, you keep on jabberin', you talk about this and that Well, you keep on jabberin', you talk about this and that I got news for you baby, you ain't nothin' but an alley cat Turn off the waterworks, baby, they don't move me no more Turn off the waterworks, baby, they don't move me no more When I leave this time, I ain't comin' back no more Honey hush Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack Come in here woman, stop all that yackety yack Don't make me noivous , 'cause I'm holdin' a baseball bat Singin' hi-yo, hi-yo silver (hi-yo, hi-yo silver) Hi-yo, hi-yo silver (hi-yo, hi-yo silver) Hi-yo, hi-yo silver (hi-yo, hi-yo silver) Hi-yo, hi-yo silver (hi-yo, hi-yo silver) Hi-yo, hi-yo silver (hi-yo, hi-yo silver) Hi-yo silver away! ___________ Note 1: noivous, nervous.

 

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