***Songs To While The Time By- The Roots Is The Toots-Mance Lipscomb-Sugar Babe

 

Over the past several years I have been running an occasional series in this space of songs, mainly political protest songs, you know The Internationale, Union Maid, Which Side Are You On, Viva La Quince Brigada, Universal Soldier, and such entitled Songs To While The Class Struggle By. This series which could include some protest songs as well is centered on roots music as it has come down the ages and formed the core of the American songbook. You will find the odd, the eccentric, the forebears of later musical trends, and the just plain amusing here. Listen up-Peter Paul Markin  

 

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Sugar Babe

 

(spoken: It was the first'un I learnt)

Sugar babe, I'm tired of you,
ain't your honey but the way you do
Sugar babe, it's all over now

All I want my babe to do,
make five dollars and give me two
Sugar babe, it's all over now

Went downtown and bought me a rope
Whupped my baby till she Buzzard Lope1
Sugar babe, it's all over now

Sugar babe, what's the matter with you?
You don't treat me like you used to do
Sugar babe, it's all over now

Went to town and bought me a line
Whupped my baby till she changed her mind
Sugar babe, sugar babe, it's all over now

Sugar babe, I'm tired of you
Ain't your honey but the way you do
Sugar babe, it's all over now

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