Josephine Pokey LaFarge
Chorus
[C] [C7]
ease me down josephine
[F] [C]
got something that makes me want to stay
[F] [C] [Am]
you know id never lead you blind or astray
[F] [G7] [C]
just ease me down my sweet josephine
[C] [C7]
take me out in the yard
[F] [C]
and lay me down half past eight
[F] [C] [Am]
go to the gardens through that bright colored gate
[F] [G7]
just ease your body next to mine
Chorus
[C] [C7]
its cigarettes and whiskey at dawn
[F] [C]
and apples and oranges at noon
[F] [C] [Am]
yes its summertime in the city and we'll be leaving soon
[F] [G7]
im going to carolina to rest my bones