Apples dipped in candy Sweet potato eye One is for your belly The other's for your mind Day off on Sunday When the rent is not behind Well, that's the way it goes Day's in Mississippi Movin' mighty slow Like that old blackbird Standing by the road Able wind at times get rough To just pick up and go Further on down the line Hey rich man, poor man Beggar or thief First one gets you down the road Next one gets you grief Last one gets you night and days Of cotton pickin' peas On the Captain's farm Apples dipped in candy Sweet potato eye One is for your belly The other's for your mind Day off on Sunday When the rent is not behind Well, that's the way it goes Apples dipped in candy Sweet potato eye That's the way it goes Sweet potato eye My love