Ha-Ha-This-A-Way Traditional - Lead Belly* When I was a lil boy, lil boy, lil boy When I was a lil boy, two years old Papa went and left me, left me, left me Papa went and left me, so I was told Ha-ha this a-way and ha-ha that a-way Ha-ha this a-way and then, oh, then I went to school, boy, school, boy, school, boy I went to school when I was twelve years old I obeyed the rules, the rules, the rules I obeyed the rule, so I was told I went to a teacher, teacher, teacher I went to a teacher to save my soul Teacher was a preacher, preacher, preacher Teacher was a preacher, so I was told I learned my lesson, lesson, lessen I learned my lessen to save my soul Wasnt that a blessin, blessin, blessin, Wasnt that a blessin, so I was told * Lead Belly sometimes put a few songs together and recorded it as one, for instance this one together with Little Sally Walker and Red Bird alles-uke.de |