If you go to Banglin' tell all my boys

If you go to Banglin' tell all my boys

The time I had in Illinois, in Illinois, in Illinois

In Illinois, in Illinois



You get there before I do

You get there before I do

Tell my boys I'm comin' too, comin' too,comin' too

Tell my boys I'm comin' too



Tell my boys I'm comin' too



Tell me where'd you stay last night

Tell me where'd you stay last night

Come home this mornin' the sun was bright

Shinin' bright, shinin' bright

Come home this mornin' the sun was bright



I gin my cotton and sell my seed

I gin my cotton and sell my seed

Gon' give my baby, everything she needs, everything she needs, everything she needs

Gon' give my baby, everything she needs



Gon' give my baby, everything she needs



Sewed a hole in my pocket so my change won't loose

Sewed a hole in my pocket so my change won't loose

Gon' buy my baby some Brogan shoes, Brogan shoes, Brogan shoes

Gon' buy my baby some Brogan shoes



You can tear that big road down

You can tear that big road down

But you can't raise the mornin' gown, mornin' gown, mornin gown', mornin' gown, mornin' (gown)