First Meeting - Lightnin' Hopkins and The Blues Summit, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee

Tell me how long had it been since you’ve been home

Tell me how long had it been since you’ve been home

You knew you could leave, you could be gone too long, too long from home

You know my mama’s got a rockin' chair sittin' by the window

Rocks in the evenin' 'fore the sun go down

Yes, poor old mama’s got a rockin' chair sittin' by the window

Rocks in the evenin' 'fore the sun go down

She’ll be thinkin' 'bout her poor children’s, wonderin' why they won’t come

around

Oh, ooooh, yes

Mama don’t worry, please mama don’t worry, mama don’t worry, just pray for me

I’m gonna try to make lot of happy

I’m on pray with you, please my mama pray for me

Mama she’s still rockin', in that old rockin' chair

Yes, she’s still rockin', in that old rockin' chair

She’s thinkin' 'bout her children’s, wonderin' why aren’t they over here

My sister got worry, she began to pray

Oh, yeah, mama know I’ve been away many day

Oh, mama got worry, these the word my mama said

Come on home children, my shack fallin' down

Come on home, my shack fallin' down

You know to send for my poor mama’s cover so high

Ain’t none of her childrens around, but I’m hurryin', I’m goin' home