Coon Can Shorty Trk 17 Disc 1 2:53 Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch) (Jordan) Peetie Wheatsraw - vocal & piano w/ Kokomo Arnold - gtr Feb 18, 1936 Decca 7159 Album: Peetie Wheatstraw Essentials Album Allego Cla**ic Blues CBL 200037 Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com Well now, they call me Coon Can Shorty The man from Coon Can Land Yeah now, they call me Coon Can Shorty The man from Coon Can Land Well, I'm known to play the man Hoo-well-well, the game they call Coon Can My dice won't pa** Cards it only game you see I said, my dice won't pa** Cards is the only the only game you see An ev'ry chump in town
Hoo-well-well, seems to fall out on me My babe give me money Coon Can Shorty is my name I said, my babe give me money Coon Can Shorty is my name A-before I lose her money Hoo-well, I will spread dueces until I begin But someday my dice gon' pa** An my money gon' be on the wood Hm-hm-um-well, my money gon' be on the wood Any chump in town Hoo-hoo-well, they ain't gon' be no good Some say they will coon the devil If you chain him down Some said they will coon the devil If you chain him down But now you know how good his sound Ooo-well-well, if you come in this town. ~