Mean Step Father Blues Songtext
von Big Joe Williams

I had a mean step-father
Boys, I know you had one, too
I had a mean step-father
Boys, I know you had one, too
Ever since my mother, she have gone and left me
Nothin′ in the world that he would do

Now, 'fore I be a dog, I will leave my happy home
Yes, ′fore I be a dog, baby, I will leave my happy home
I had a mean step-father, ooh-well
And I swear he did poor Joseph wrong


Now, when I was a little boy
Just about 16 inches high
Yes, when I was a little boy
Just about 16 inches high
I had a mean step-father
Didn't even want me to eat a bite

Poor Joe leaves this mornin'
Face is full of frowns
Say it, what he said?
Poor Joe leaves this mornin′, ooh
Face is full of frowns
I had a mean step-father, ooh-well
And he don′t want me, even around