"Stewball" lyrics - LEAD BELLY
You gallant sportsmen all, come listen to my story
Its of the bold Skewball, that noble racin' pony
Oh, the marvel was the man, who brought bold Skewball over
He's the diamond of the land and he rolls about in clover
The horses where brought out, with saddle whip and bridle
And the gentlemen did shout, when they saw the noble rider
And some did shout hooray, the air was thick with curses
And on the gray Griselda, the sportsmen laid their purses
The trumpet it did sound, they shot off like an arrow
They scarcely touched the ground, for the going it was narrow
Then Griselda passed him by, the gentlemen did holler
The gray will win the day, and Skewball he will follow
Then halfway round the course, up spoke the noble rider
I fell we must fall back for she's going like a tiger.
And when they did discourse, bold Skewball flew like lightning
They chased around the course, and the gray mare she was taken
Ride on my noble lord, for they have 200 guineas
The settle shall be of gold when we become the winners
Past the winning post bold Skewball drew quite handy
Horse and rider both ordered sherry wine and brandy
And then they drank the health of the gallant Miss Griselda
And all that lost their money on the sporting plains of Kildare
Lead Belly's Last Sessions (1994)
- Yes, I Was Standing In The Bottom
- Yes, I'm Going Down In Louisiana
- Ain't Going Down To The Well No More
- Dick Ligger's Holler
- Liza Jane
- Dog Latin Song
- Leaving Blues
- Go Down, Old Hannah
- The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)
- Nobody In This World Is Better Than Us
- We're In The Same Boat, Brother
- Looky Looky Yonder
- Jolly O' The Ransom
- Old Ship Of Zion
- Bring Me A Little Water, Silvy
- Mistreatin' Mama
- Black Betty
- Ain't Going Down To The Well No More
- Yes, I'm Going Down In Louisiana
- I Don't Know You, What Have I Done?
- Rock Island Line
- Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch A Rabbit?
- Shorty George
- Stewball
- Bottle Up And Go
- You Know I Got To Do It
- Ain't It A Shame To Go Fishin' On Sunday
- Dekalb Blues (Ain't Gonna Drink No More)
- Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
- My Lindy Lou
- I'm Thinking Of A Friend
- He Never Said A Mumbling Word
- Gee, But I Want To Go Home (Army Life)
- In The World
- I Want To Go Home
- New Iberia
- Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
- John Henry
- Salty Dog
- National Defense Blues
- Easy, Mr. Tom
- Relax Your Mind
- Bottle Up And Go
- Polly Wolly Wee
- Pig Latin Song
- Hawaiian Song
- Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla
- The Gray Goose
- Silver City Bound
- The Titanic
- Death Letter Blues
- Oh, Mary Don't You Weep
- He Never Said A Mumbling Word
- The Midnight Special
- Boll Weevil
- Careless Love
- Easy Rider
- Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town) (Cry To Me)
- Dekalb Blues (Ain't Going To Drink No More)
- Birmingham Jail
- Old Riley
- Julie Ann Johnson
- It's Tight Like That
- 4, 5 And 9
- Good Morning Babe, How Do You Do?
- Jail House Blues
- Well, You Know I Had To Do It
- Irene (Goodnight Irene)
- Story Of The 25 Cent Dude
- How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
- Hello Central, Give Me Long Distance Phone
- Hesitation Blues
- I'll Be Down On The Last Bread Wagon
- Digging My Potatoes
- Springtime In The Rockies
- Chinatown
- Rock Island Line
- Backwater Blues
- Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary)
- Irene (Goodnight Irene)
- Easy, Mr. Tom
- In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
- I'm Alone Because I Love You
- House Of The Rising Sun
- Oh, Mary Don't You Weep
- Talk About Fannin Street
- Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)
- Sugar'd Beer
- Didn't Old John Cross The Water?
- Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out
- Bully Of The Town
- Sweet Jenny Lee
- Yellow Gal
- He Was The Man
- We're In The Same Boat, Brother
- Leaving Blues