All Around Man

by probably Bo Carter (Armenter "Bo" Chatmon) recording of February 20 1936 from Banana in Your Fruit Basket (Yazoo 1064) Now I ain't no butcher, no butcher's son, I can do your cuttin' 'til the butcher man comes 'Cause I'm a all-around man, oh I'm a all-around man, I'm a all-around man, I can do most anything that comes my hand Now I ain't no plumber, no plumber's son, I can do your screwin' till the plumber man comes 'Cause I'm a all-around man, oh I'm a all-around man, I'm a all-around man, I can do most anything that comes my hand Now I ain't no miller, no miller's son, I can do your grindin' 'til the miller man comes 'Cause I'm a all-around man, oh I'm a all-around man, I'm a all-around man, I can do most anything that comes my hand Now I ain't no milkman, no milkman's son, I can pull your titties 'til the milkman comes 'Cause I'm a all-around man, oh I'm a all-around man, I'm a all-around man, I can do most anything that comes my hand Now I ain't no spring-man , no spring-man's son, I can bounce your springs 'til the spring-man comes 'Cause I'm a all-around man, oh I'm a all-around man, I'm a all-around man, I can do most anything that comes my hand Now I ain't no auger-man , no auger-man's son, I can blow your hole 'til the auger-man comes 'Cause I'm a all-around man, oh I'm a all-around man, I'm a all-around man, I can do most anything that comes my hand __________ Note 1: spring-man, know what the words mean but not exactly in this combination, if you do know, please mail me mail me...; bluesmanharry AT bigfoot.com Note 2: auger-man, any of various tools or devices that are used for boring holes as in wood, earth, or ice, etc. See illustartion

 

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