Kentucky Hambone Blues

Kentucky Hambone Blues
by Joel Mabus ©2015

Well, I’m going to Kentucky, to get my hambone boiled
Going to Kentucky, I gonna get my hambone boiled
‘Cause them Tennessee women –
they like to let good hambone spoil
I got them old Kentucky hambone blues

Well, you got water in the well,
but your pump don’t work no more
You got water in the well, but your pump don’t work no more
You can rattle that handle -- until your elbow bone goes sore
You got them old Kentucky hambone blues

Well, I’m going to Paducah, honey, where they ain’t like you
Going to Paducah, honey, where they ain’t like you
‘Cause them Ohio River women --
they treat me like you just don’t do
I got them old Kentucky hambone blues

Well, I’m going to Kentucky, whatcha want me to bring you back
Going to Kentucky, whatcha want me to bring you back
A pint of good bourbon -- or a Louisville baseball bat
I got them old Kentucky hambone blues

Well, I’m going to Kentucky, to get my hambone boiled
Up to Muhlenberg County, I gonna my hambone boiled
‘Cause them Tennessee women –
they want to let good hambone spoil
I got them old Kentucky hambone blues
Yeah, I got them old Kentucky hambone blues