Yazoo Street Scandal

Standin' out in the night Delilah took me down To see the widow give Rain to the town It's against the law To be a tonic man But the widow know She's got the upper hand So I went on in Feelin' kinda wheezy You know she soothed my mind, boys She rocked me kinda slow and easy All day and all night "Pick a card before you go It's a long trip to Mexico" 'Lilah waited by the door "I can't stay here anymore, no, no" Then she took a pill She washed her feet in the mud She said, "Look out son You know, I just started a flood For forty days and forty nights" Then I got my shoes And 'Lilah called my name She said it looked to her Like it's gonna rain Then the Cotton King He came in chokin' And the widow laughed and said "I ain't jokin'" Can't run the wall She said, "Now don't ya tease me I just fell in love, boy So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy All day and all night" Sweet William said With a drunken head "If I had a boat I'd help y'all float" Delilah stood there watching William in a trance Had the widow seized by the St. Vitus dance But just then an old man With a boat named "Breezy" Said, "You can ride with Clyde, boys If you rock it kinda slow and easy All day and all night"