Precious Bryant - "Black Rat Swing" video free download

This upbeat song was written by Minnie McCoy (known as Memphis Minnie), a Louisiana blues singer and guitarist who recorded for Columbia after 1929.

Black Rat Swing

From Little Son Joe and Memphis Minnie

Key C

Chorus:

Yes, you is one black Rat

Someday Ill find your trail

Yes, you is one black Rat

Someday Ill find your trail

Then Ill hide my shoe,

Somewhere near your shirt tail

Yes, Ive taken you down town

Paid your doctor bills

Now Im in a little trouble

And youre trying to get me killed

Chorus

Says, he sneaked in my kitchen

Eat up all the bread

Soon as I left home

Start to cutting up in my bed

Chorus

Yes, he is one black Rat

Someday Ill find his trail

Yes, he is one black Rat

Someday Ill find his trail

Then Ill hide my shoe,

Somewhere near his shirt tail

Break, Yea beat it out

He must ?dance in the basement

Was seen in my bedroom

?Trapping for the youngsters

Im gonna catch him someday soon