Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low 
          A                                  E 
Won't you wake up momma, turn your lamp down low 
       B7                A                  E 
Do you have the nerve to drive me from your door? 


I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop 

You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot 
       A                                                       E 
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes 
     B7              A                      E 
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues 


Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E 

         E 
Well, my momma died and left me reckless 

My poppa died and left me wild, wild, wild 
        A 
Well my mama died and left me reckless 
                      E 
Papa died and left me wild 
      B7                         A               E 
See I ain't good looking but I'm someone's angel child 

       E 
I said Mama tell your Papa 

Papa tell your sister 

Sister tell your uncle 

We're going up the country 

Wouldn't you like to go? 
            B7 
We're gonna do one for background 
A                    E 
Then do two or three more 


Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E (same as first) 

            E 
I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop 

You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot 
      A                                                        E 
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes 
     B7              A                      E 
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues 
     B7              A                      E 
Yeah Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues...