Shorty George

C C7 Well-a, Shorty George, ain't no friend of mine F C Well-a, Shorty George, ain't no friend of mine G G7 C He'sa taken all the women and left the men behind C C7 Well, my Papa died when I was just a lad, F C My papa died when I was just a lad G G7 C And ever since that day, I been to the bad C C7 Got a letter from my baby, I couldn't read from crying F C Got a letter from my baby, I couldn't read from crying G G7 C She said my mama weren't dead yet, but she was slowly dying C C7 Well, I took my mama to the burying ground F C I took my mama to the burying ground G G7 C I never knowed I loved her till that coffin sound C C7 Yes, I went down to the graveyard, peeped in my my mama's face F C Yes, I went down to the graveyard, peeped in my mama's face G G7 C "Ain't it hard to see you in this lonesome place?"