BUTCHER SHOP BLUES
Bernice Edwards 1935

Bernice Edwards  rec 1935


I've got a man in market, he sure can cut my meat,
I've got a man in market, he sure can cut my meat,
And if you let him cut your pork chop, girl it will give you a treat!

He cuts my steak in the night time, he grinds my sausage in the day,
He cuts my steak in the night time, he grinds my sausage in the day,
And the machine he uses will really take your breath away!

He knows a bull from a barrel, a Holstein from a Jersey cow,
He knows a bull from a barrel, a Holstein from a Jersey cow,
He knows the minute they were killed, on the day up to the hour!

Now he grinds my sausage and he even makes my xxxx?
He grinds my sausage, he even makes my xxxx?
He cuts my steak and he tells me the work ain't long!

You better get you a butcher that's got a market tool,
You better get you a butcher that's got a market tool,
'Cause it'll cut on its spin, and he can cut your meat for you!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - May 2011)