Ha-Ha This-A-Way (49-A)

... little boy
When I was a little boy, 12 years old
Papa went and left me, left me
Papa went and left me save my soul

Ha this-a way
Ha that-a way
Ha this-a way
Man oh man

Mama come and got me, she got me, got me
Mama come and got me to save my soul
Mama didn't whip me, whip me, whip me
Mama didn't whip me so I was told

Ha ha this-a way
Ha ha that-a way
Ha ha this-a way
Man oh man

I went to school, went to school, went to school boys
I went to school at 12 years old
Teacher didn't whip me, whip me, whip me
Teacher didn't whip me so I was told

Ha ha this-a way
Ha ha that-a way
Ha ha this-a way
Man oh man

I liked my lesson, lesson lesson
Liked my lesson to save my soul
Wasn't that a blessing, blessing, blessing
Wasn't that a blessing so I was told

Ha this a-way
Ho that a-way
Ho this a-way
Man oh man

I went a-walkin', walkin', walkin'
I went a-walkin' to save my soul
I was talkin', talkin', talkin'
I was talkin' so I was told

Ha ha this-a way
Ha ha that-a way
Ha ha this-a way
Man oh man

Ha ha this-a way
Ha ha that-a way
Ha ha this-a way
Man oh man

When I was a big boy, big boy, big boy
When I was a big boy 11 years
I went a-ridin', ridin' I was a-ridin'
I went a-ridin' so I was told

Ha ha this-a way
Ha ha that-a way
Ha ha this-a way
Man oh man

I went to school, went to school with schoolboys
I went to school so I was told
Obeyed the rules, the rules, the rules boys
Obeyed the rules as I was told

Ha ha this-a way
Ha ha that-a way
Ha ha this-a way
Man oh man

I got careful, careful, careful
I got careful so I was told

I confessed, confessed, confessed Lord
I confessed to save my soul

Ho this a-way
Ha that a-way
Ho this a-way
Man oh man

Liked my teacher, teacher, teacher
Liked my teacher to save my soul
He was a like a preacher, preacher, preacher
He was a like a preacher so I was told

Ha ha this-a way
Ha ha that-a way
Ha ha this-a way
Man oh man