《Roberta Part II》歌词

[00:00:00] Roberta Part II - Lead Belly (利德·贝利)

[00:00:27] This man he was runnin' after Roberta

[00:00:30] And Roberta was runnin' on a passenger train

[00:00:34] And every station she would pass

[00:00:36] This rascal'd be sittin' right down there lookin' for her

[00:00:39] She got tired of lookin' at the rascal

[00:00:41] She goes and run on the steamboat

[00:00:44] And when the steamboat was passin' along

[00:00:46] He's sitting down on the ground

[00:00:49] And so when the steamboat'd get to the landin'

[00:00:52] The rascal would be right there lookin' in Roberta's face

[00:00:55] So when Roberta come off the steamboat

[00:00:57] He looked up and he walked up and he talked to her

[00:01:00] Oh Roberta What in the world you mean

[00:01:07] Tell me Roberta What in the world you mmmm

[00:01:14] Honey way you treat me sure I ever seen

[00:01:17] He looked at Roberta and he talked to her

[00:01:23] Roberta wouldn't pay him no attention

[00:01:25] He tore up to the police station

[00:01:28] And he told the chief police

[00:01:30] When he got there here what he said to the chief police

[00:01:33] Lord I'm goin' to the station

[00:01:36] Go tell the chief police

[00:01:40] Yes I'm goin' to the station

[00:01:43] Go tell the chief police

[00:01:47] Roberta done quit me

[00:01:49] I can't see no peace

[00:01:53] [holler

[00:01:54] "How in the world you gonna know Roberta from any other brown skin

[00:01:58] 'Cause all of 'em is brown skin now

[00:02:00] The black women is brown skin

[00:02:02] They got so much high brown powder

[00:02:03] You can't tell a black woman from a brown skin"

[00:02:07] He looked at the police and here what he said

[00:02:09] She's a brown skin woman Got black wavy hair

[00:02:16] She's a brown skin woman Got black wavy hair

[00:02:22] And I can describe her

[00:02:25] A-prob'ly most anywhere

[00:02:28] The police man goes on down to the landing with him

[00:02:31] And walked up and talked to Roberta

[00:02:33] Here' what the police told her

[00:02:34] Tell me Roberta What's the matter with you

[00:02:41] Tell me Roberta What's the matter with you

[00:02:47] This man ain't got nobody

[00:02:50] To take his troubles to