lay sixteen bales down in front on the plank
 let me set and bay at the houndog moon
 lay sixteen bales down of the cotton flank
 pray with me brothers that the pink
 boss dont sweat me too soon
 beat my leg in a round nigger peg
 lord have mercy on my black pole
 lay sixteen bales in the even row
 let me sweat and cuss my roustabout tune
 lord have mercy on my shrinkin back
 let me go with the jesus mule
 lay sixteen bales for the warp and loom
 beat a nigger down and bury his soul
 boss dont sweat me too soon
 pray with me brothers that I hold my cool
 lord have mercy on this long black leg
 let me ride on the jesus mule
 lay sixteen bales of white fuzz down
 lay sixteen tales of how I got around
 lord have mercy on this sweat and stink
 lord have mercy
 lay sixteen bales
 pray brothers
 beat down
 lord have
 let me
 lord lord
 brothers
 the houndog moon
 howl jesus,
 howl!

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