Bessie Smith - Florida Bound Blues lyrics

Goodbye, North. Hello, South Goodbye, North. Hello, South It's so cold up here that the words freeze in your mouth I'm going to Florida where I can have my fun I'm going to Florida where I can have my fun Where I can lay out in the green gra** and look up at the sun. Hey, hey, red cap, help me with this load Red cap porter, help me with this load Spoken: Help us out Hold that steamboat, Mr. Captain, let me get on board I got a letter from my daddy. He bought me a sweet piece of land I got a letter from my daddy. He bought me a small piece of ground You can't blame me for leaving, Lord, I mean I'm Florida bound My papa told me, my mama told me too My papa told me, my mama told me too Don't let them bell bottom britches make a fool out of you