DRIVING THAT THING
(Dan Jacobs / Pikett Carter)

as recorded by
The Mississippi Sheiks
1931 Indiana


Old uncle Bill,he was a spikin' man,
Laid down and died with his hammer in his hand
From drivin' that thing,
Oh, drivin' that thing,
All the lawyers in town talkin' 'bout him drivin' that thing!

Old uncle Bill, he lived uptown,
Drivin' that thing has done carried him down!
Oh, drivin' that thing,
Oh, drivin' that thing,
Even down to the judges talkin' 'bout him drivin' that thing!

Uncle Bill called the doctor to come here quick, 
"I done got my hammer out of fix,
I can't drive that thing, (come on, doctor, come on!)
I can't drive that thing!",
All the lawyers uptown talkin' 'bout him drivin' that thing, oh drivin'!

Uncle Bill got the doctor, the doctor said,
"Drivin' that thing is going to kill you dead!".
Oh, drivin' that thing,
Oh, drivin' that thing,
Even down to the judges talkin' 'bout him drivin' that thing!

Uncle Bill was raggedy, he stayed out of sight,
Ev'ry time you meet him he would want a fight
About drivin' that thing,
About drivin' that thing,
All the lawyers uptown talkin' 'bout him drivin' that thing!

Stayed out last night, the night before,
Come home this mornin' knockin' on your door,
He's just been drivin' that thing,
He's just been drivin' that thing,
Even down to the judges talkin' 'bout him drivin' that thing!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2018)