Blues tune by the Carter Family. Play it in any old key.
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Long Branch Ramblers [tube and at right]. This band is Aaron Jonah Lewis, Ben Townsend, and Sabra Guzmán. They played at the Floyd Country Store [story].
Takes a rocking chair to rockTakes a rubber ball to rollTakes the man I loveTo satisfy my soulBecause I'm jealousJealous hearted meI said I'm jealousJealous as I can beGot a stove in the kitchenAnd it bakes nice and brownBut I need a papaTo turn the damper downBecause I'm jealousJealous hearted meI said I'm jealousJealous as I can beYou can have my moneyYou can have my homeBut for goodness sakes, womenLet my man aloneBecause I'm jealousJealous hearted meI said I'm jealousJealous as I can beGonna buy me a bulldogTo watch while I sleepTo watch that man of mineOn his midnight creepBecause I'm jealousJealous hearted meI said I'm jealousJealous as I can be