Bye And Bye Taj Mahal - cedited to C. Patton* Early Moon, look bright (While) shining down on me Bye and bye sweet mama Mama, bye and bye You can go, you can stay Oh baby, I fair** 'Cause if you stay too long I won't understand you there Now I'm goin' to Vicksbirgh And, mama, I don't even care But can't get you to Natchez They tell me there is highwater there ------ *  Of known available recordings, Charley Patton didn't record "Bye and Bye." There was a song entitled "Bye and Bye" by a Patton contemporary Tommy Johnson, another great delta blues artist influenced by Patton. Johnson's "Bye and Bye" is structurally related to Patton's "Pony Blues" and others. It seems as though Taj Mahal has taken lyrical subjects from different Patton songs (f.i. "Poor Me") and arranged them for his "Bye and Bye." ** not sure about this part   alles-uke.de