{st:acoustic version 6/1/93 Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway} {st:from the bootleg "USA Blues"} Well []great black []river []man had []found So he []put all his []money in a []hole in the []ground And sent a []big steel []arm drivin' []down down []down Now I []live on the streets of []Houston []town Packed up my []wife and []kids when winter []came a[]long We []headed down []south with just []spit and a []song But they said []"Sorry []son it's []gone gone []gone It's []gone gone []gone it's all []gone" Well there's []men hunkered []down by the []railroad []tracks Yeah that []Elkhorn []Special blowin' []my hair []back Tents []pitched on the []highway in the []dirty moon[]light And I []don't know just []where I'm gonna []sleep to[]night Parked in the []lumber[]yard we're freezin' our []asses []off My []kids in the back []seat they got a []graveyard []cough Well I'm []sleepin' []up in front []with my []wife Billy club []tappin' on the []windshield in the []middle of the []night Says []"Move []long son []move []long" Well a []big limou[]sine long []shiny and []black Well you []don't look a[]head and you []don't look []back How many []times can you []get up after []you been []hit? Well I []swear if []I could []spare the []spit I'd []lay one []on your []shiny []chrome And []send you []on your []way back []home So if you're gonna []leave your []town where the []north wind []blow To []go on down where that []sweet soda []river []flow Well you []better think []twice twice []on it []Jack You're better off []buyin' a []shotgun []dead off the []rack 'Cause there []ain't nothin' []down here []down here []friend Except []seeds blowin' []up the highway []in the south []wind We're movin' []on movin' []on we're movin' []on {d: 1 0 1 0 2 3 3} {d: 1 2 3 2 0 0 -1} {d: 1 3 3 0 0 2 3} {st:transcribed by Gunnar Bittersmann}