Well, I went out last night and I got drunk
Was in whiskey up to my head
Met a young lady who come up to me
This is what she said –
She said: "Now look here, Blake
You're a nice lookin' fella
Your'e lookin' mighty fine!
While you're out buyin' that penny corn-liquor
Won't you buy me a bottle of wine?"
I told her: "Next week, sometime – but not now!
I never did believe in buying whiskey for women
'Fore the fourth of July nohow!"
I told her: "Give me time and let me think
And I'll tell you when I'll buy you that expensive drink!
It will be next week, sometime – but not now!"
Well, I went to see a fortune teller
Just to get my fortune told
He said: "Young man, you're partly rich
You're worth a great big pot of gold –
Now, the way you've got to to get that gold
You listen while I tell!
You've got to go in some lonesome graveyard
When the clock is striking twelve!"
Well, I got me a pick and a shovel
Went to the graveyard at twelve at night
When I got there, I do declare
I spied a ghost all dressed in white!
When I spied that ghost all dressed in white
I went rigth hot and cold
But this ghost said: "Don't be afraid
I've come to help you dig for gold!"
I told him: "Next week, sometime – but not now!
I never did believe in digging gold in no grave
With a no-headed man nohow!"
Me and that haunt run breast to breast
He said: "Look here, brother, when are you goin' to rest?"
I told him: "Next week, sometime – but, haha – but not now!