—Jimmy Martin

I been to the doctor he says I'm all right
I know he's lying, I'm losing my sight
He should have examined the eyes of my mind
Twenty-twenty vision and walkin' 'round blind

Since she's gone and left me I feel so alone
I carry a heart that is heavy as stone
I knew that she cheated, I knew all the time
Twenty-twenty vision and walkin' 'round blind

With my eyes wide open I lay in my bed
If it wasn't for dying, I wish I was dead
But this is my punishment, death is too kind
Twenty-twenty vision and walkin' 'round blind

You just couldn't know her the way that I do
You say that she's wicked and maybe it's true
But one thing I do know, she's no longer mine
Twenty-twenty vision and walkin' 'round blind

I've lost her, I've lost her, oh what will I do
I bet you're not happy if she's there with you
The eyes of your heart will have trouble like mine
Twenty-twenty vision and walkin' 'round blind

Twenty-twenty vision and walkin' 'round blind

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Verse:

I	I	I	I
IV	IV	IV	I
IV	IV	IV	I
I	I	V	I

—Cal Veale

Well the cows gone dry the hens don't lay
And there's no place I can borrow
I give the landlord all the news
And the rent comes due tomorrow

There's lots of money in the bank
They say that's where they keep it
Not only wouldn't they loan me some
They wouldn't let me see it

Chorus:
So pick away on the old banjo
Keep that guitar strumming
Put more water in the soup
There's better times a-coming

Well Mary Lou could pull a plow
If only I would let her
She's twice as strong as any ox
But looks a little better

I didn't kiss that Mary Lou but once
And then I had to leave her
Made my collar get so tight
I start to burn with fever

Chorus

My rooster used to chase a hen
He just kept a gettin' thinner
He nearly run himself to death
So I brought him in for dinner

Cotton crops are mighty poor
The weeds are really growin'
I need a woman pretty fast
To help me with the hoein'

Chorus x 2

Verse & Chorus, Jimmy Martin version:

I	I	I	V
V	V	V	I   :|

 
Verse & Chorus, Jim & Jesse version::

I	I	I	V
I	IV	I – V	I   :|

 

1882 Thomas P. Westendorf

See that watermelon, she's smiling through the fence
I wish that watermelon it was mine
Those folks must be foolish, they got no common sense
Or they'd never leave it there upon the vine

*Chorus:
Apples are sweet, peaches are good
Rabbit is so very, very fine
But give me, oh give me, oh how I wish you would
The watermelon hangin' on that vine

You can talk about your apples, your peaches and your pears
And 'simmons growin' on a 'simmon tree
But bless your heart my honey, there's no other fruit for me
But that watermelon smilin' on the vine.

When moonbeams are shinin' that melon gonna cool
And then it'll eat so very fine
That's when I'm gonna fetch it, 'else I'd be a fool
If I left it there a-hangin' on the vine

I went to get that melon, it was on a starry night
The moon it had just begun to shine
And when I left that old man's field I left it on a run
But I didn't leave that melon on the vine

*J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers' chorus:
Oh, hambone and gravy, chicken is good
Rabbit is so very, very fine.
Etc…

—Harry and Jeanie West' (mostly) lyrics. First recorded: Skillet Lickers 1926

Verse:

I	IV   I	I	V
I	IV   I	I   V	I

Chorus:

IV	I	I	V
I	IV   I	I   V	I

Jeff Michael's first break (transposed to C)

 
If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic

Every teddy bear who's been good is sure of a treat today
There's lots of marvelous things to eat and wonderful games to play
Beneath the trees where nobody sees
They'll hide and seek as long as they please
That's the way the teddy bears have their picnic

Picnic time for teddy bears
The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday

See them gaily gad about
They love to play and shout
They never have any cares
At six o'clock their mummies and daddies
Will take them back home to bed
'Cause they're tired little teddy bears

If you go down in the woods today, you'd better not go alone
It's lovely down in the woods today, but safer to stay at home
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic