I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy

I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy-Blind Boy Fuller
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SOLO

I woke up this mornin' 'bout half past four
Somebody knockin' on my back door, sayin'
REFRAIN: "That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, That's my rattlesnakin' daddy
That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time."

"Yes, he rattled the mornin', 'bout half past three
Half past four he wanted to rattle some more, 'cause
REFRAIN: That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, that's my rattlesnakin' daddy
That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time."

"I got a range in my kitchen, bake bread nice and brown
Get my rattlesnake daddy turn my damper upside down."
REFRAIN: 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy
I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time (Spoken: Rattle now, boy)

SOLO

I can rattle to the left, rattle to the right
A woman said, "I b'lieve my rattlesnake daddy can rattle all night."
REFRAIN: 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy
I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time

I rattle every mornin', late at night
Meanwhile my rattlesnake mama don't 'low me out of her sight
REFRAIN: 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy
I'm a rattesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time

Now, the old folks rattlin', the young one, too
Ain't nobody rattle just like, way I do
REFRAIN: 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy
I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time

SOLO

Yes, I rattled this mornin' 'bout half past ten
Half past nine I wanted to rattle again
REFRAIN: 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy
I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, I wants to rattle all the time

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