It's all been ground down to molasses
Ain't no more cane on the risin'
It's all been ground down to molasses
They were driving the women just like the men
Oh Captain, don't you do me like you done poor old Shine
Find yourself lucky to be alive
Ain't no more cane on the risin'
Should've been on the river in nineteen and five
Don't you rise up till Judgment Day's for sure
Songwriter: Huddie Ledbetter
Its all been ground down to molasses
Go down Old Hannah, don't you rise no more
Should' ve been on the river in nineteen and ten
Ain't no more cane on the risin'
You drove that old [Incomprehensible] till he went stone blind