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