Something In the Dirt

Well, I was born down in Clarksdale Lived there since my birth Well, there's a magic in the music Must be something dirt There's a drug store on the corner Where Robert Johnson used to play Well, there's something in the dirt Make Mr. Johnson moan that way Well, I played my first gig At a place called Red's Eleven years old, sneaking out of bed Didn't know it then But I understand it now There's something in this dirt And I'm tryna figure it out I played my first gig At a place called Red's Eleven years old, sneaking out of bed Didn't know it then, but I understand it now There's something in the dirt And I'm tryna figure it out I got a cotton in my backyard Sun is always shining bright Well, there's something in the dirt That keeps it hot at night Well, I'm right here Next to the levee Right in front of my house Well, there's something in the dirt That keeps the water out