Testo Coon On The Moon - Howlin' Wolf

Coon On The Moon

When I was a little boy
Stayed way down south
Had to wear second-handed clothes
Live out back-a the big house

Things have changed
Yes, we on the moon, now
They wouldn't let us play together
Now, we could go to most an school, now

We used to pick the cotton
Til we got too old
Tell me, who was the first man
Ta go to the North Pole?

Things have changed
Yes, we on the moon, now
We used to wear boots everyday
Now we wearin' bran' new shoes

We plowed the mule
That lived out back-a the hut
Tell me who was the first man
Made oil out of a peanut?

Things have changed
Oh, we on the moon, now
They used to wouldn't let us play together
Now, we can go to most any school, now

You know they call us, 'coon'
Say we didn't have no sense
You gon' wake up one mornin'
An the ol' coon will be the president

Things have changed
Oh, we on the moon, now
You gon' wake up one mornin'
An' it'll be a coon a-sittin' on the moon