Diamond Joe

Ain't gon' work in the country
And neither on Forester's farm
I'm gonna stay 'til my Mirabelle come
She gon' call me Tom

I'm gon' ask you a question
Captain tell me no lie
Will I stand this rotten old jail
'Til the day I die?

Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe

I'm tired eating this cornbread
And can't even wash when it rain
I could get me some meat and soup
I could lose my chain

Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe

Last night I heard the bloodhounds
Two of the men done escape
One was framed for murder
And the other one framed for rape

Diamond Joe
Will they catch 'em, Diamond Joe?
Will they catch 'em, Diamond Joe? Will they catch 'em, Diamond Joe?
Will they catch 'em, Diamond Joe?

Now I bust rock in the summer
In the spring, winter and fall
If I have me some powder
Great God, I'll blast me a hole in the wall

Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe
Come a-get a-me, Diamond Joe