Uncle Esau

There's a little man down in Arkansas Everybody calls him Uncle Esau The little man could sing so good Well, he should have been up in Hollywood The way the man played his guitar He should have been a big movie star He went Uncle Esau went to town Riding a billy goat feeding a hound You know the hound barked and the billy goat jumped Ooh, Uncle Esau was flat on his thumb He was so outdone he didn't know what to do Well, his guitar went to playing the blues He went Uncle Esau had a nanny goat Tied him up but the rope broke The little goat goat ran to town All day long he was running around Played so hard and you know what he'd do Grabbed his harp, started playing the blues He went Uncle Esau from Arkansas Play guitar like a cross saw Every night when the sun go down You could hear him play way across town He played so good people throw him money He kept on playing, the money kept coming He went Uncle Esau Uncle Esau, uh He was getting on down Every Saturday night In the juke joint He was getting on down Hambone The hambone The hambone The hambone Ah, he was getting it on Just like this Uncle Esau Look at him, look at him, look at him Got his shoes on his head Hat on his feet Uncle Esau Drinking wine High as a kite Uncle Esau