Mean Stepfather chords by Big Joe Williams

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Verse 1
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I had a mean step- father,
boys, I know you had one, too
I had a mean step- father, boys,
I know you had one, too
Ever since my Mother,
she have gone and left me,
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nothin' in the world that he would do
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Verse 2
Now, 'fore I be a dog,
I will leave my happy home
Yes, before I be a dog, baby,
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I will leave my happy home
I had a mean step- father, ooh- well,
and I swear he did poor Joseph

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Verse 3

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Now, when I was a little boy,

just about sixteen inches high

Yes, when I was a little boy,

just about sixteen inches high

I had a mean step- father, didn't even want me to eat a bite

Interlude 1

Verse 4
Poor Joe leaves this mornin',
face is full of frowns
Say it, what he said!
Poor Joe leaves this mornin',
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hoo, face is full of frowns
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I had a mean step- father, hoo- well,
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and he don't want me, even around