Brother James - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson

Brother James went out ridin'

Ridin' in that '29 Fo’d

Brother James went out ridin'

Ridin' in that '29 Fo’d

Well, that poor man been drinkin' bad whiskey

Hee-hee, well boys, he sure done lose his soul

Lord, I went out in Greenfield

Looked down in brother Jame’s face

'Beat it on out, last one send'

Oh, I went out in Greenfield

Looked down in brother Jame’s face

I says, 'Sleep on Brother James

I’ll meet you, will arrive someday

Oh, Brother James died awful suddenly

An he didn’t have no time to pray

'Play it on out, boys'

Brother James died suddenly

Didn’t have time to pray

I said, 'Goodbye Brother James, yee-hee'

Well I’ll meet you, will I arrive someday'

Now, he left po' Sister Lottie

Tryin' to save her wicked soul

'Play it boys'

Ah, he left Sister Lottie

Tryin' to save her wicked throne

He ain’t goin' out drink no mo' whiskey

Hee-hee, well boy, won’t ride in no '29 Fo’d

I went to the graveyard

An I peeped down in brother Jame’s face

Lord, I went to the graveyard, an I Peeped down in brother Jame’s face

Says, 'You know you died drunk, Brother James

An' you didn’t have no time to pray

Well-well, Brother James

Hope we will meet someday

'Play it for poor Joe once'

Well-well, Brother James

Hope we would meet someday

I will be at the Christian table, hee-hee

We’re gonna serve Brother James far away.