Lyrics Slavery Time - Lightnin' Hopkins

Slavery Time
Sad when you're sick at home alone
Won't nobody coming 'round
Sad when you're sick at home alone
Oh Lord no one will come around
Just look like everybody telling everybody else
Poor boy is sinkin' down.
Thousand years my people was a'slaves
When I was born they teach me this way
One thousand years my peoples was slaves
When I was born they teach me this way
Tip your hat to the peoples
Be careful son about what you say.
Didn't make no difference if it was raining
Do you know man you just had to go
Make no difference if it was raining
Woah man you just had to go
But I'm so glad I'm so glad I'm so glad
It ain't slavery time no more.
Grandma told Grandpa one morning
I'm tired a'living I just assume a'die
Why these peoples is treating us this way?
I just can't see the reason why
Grandpa told grandma don't worry
We'll be all right at'a'while.
Grandpa told Grandma if we get called back
Just twenty years ago
Everybody gonna get called back old lady
I'm talking about twenty years ago
Yes I would get my shotgun and
I wouldn't be a slave no more.