Careless love- Lance Howard (MO) 1923 Randolph B
[Ozark Folksongs; V. Randolph, c. 1948. In my opinion this is not a version but has related floating lyrics. It lacks the form and the "Careless Love" refrain.
R. Matteson 2017]
B. CARELESS LOVE. Sung by Lance Howard, Webb City, MO, 1923.
Come my little pink and tell me what you think,
You're a long time making up your mind,
I truly understand that you love another man,
And folks tell me that your heart ain't mine.
I don't like to work, but I love to keep time,
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I do love to hear the dinner horn blow,
But I feel like I got no home.
Hand me down my suitcase and all my dirty clothes,
I'm a-going away for to stay,
And if she comes to see me while I'm gone
Just tell her I'm a-sleeping in the clay.
One white shirt is all I got,
One dollar is all I crave,
I didn't bring nothing to this here world,
And I won't take nothing to my grave.