Can't You Read - Big Maceo

[00:00.0]Can't You Read - Big Maceo
[00:08.69]Way back tale
[00:09.52]In nineteen hundred and ten
[00:12.13]The monkey and the baboon
[00:13.31]They came walking in
[00:15.79]The monkey told the baboon
[00:16.83]Let's shoot a game of pool
[00:19.34]The monkey could shoot
[00:20.29]But the baboon wadn't no fool
[00:23.03]Next thing came along
[00:24.58]Was a little mule
[00:26.46]He say you know I'm so mad
[00:27.76]I even can't wear no shoes
[00:30.06]Next thing came along
[00:31.52]There was Mr Cat
[00:33.96]We ain't gon' have no such-a stuff
[00:35.47]Goin' on here like that
[00:37.69]Next thing came
[00:38.93]Was a little mouse
[00:40.47]Let's all get drunk
[00:42.08]And break up the doggone house
[00:44.29]Can't ya re-ead
[00:47.7]Now can't ya re-ead
[00:51.69]If ya keep on readin'
[00:54.17]I'm bound to put you wise
[00:59.44]Well the monkey and the elephant
[01:01.37]They went out for a little drive
[01:03.63]The elephant hit the monkey
[01:04.82]Right square in his eye
[01:07.02]The monkey looked up
[01:08.14]With a tear in his eye
[01:10.81]Said look-a-here big boy
[01:11.7]You oughta get someone yo' size
[01:14.67]One a these days
[01:15.81]I'm gonna climb yo' tree
[01:18.26]Remember big boy
[01:19.38]You got to march right under me
[01:21.95]When you march under me
[01:22.99]You better march careful and fast
[01:25.45]I get me limb and break it
[01:26.979996]Cross yo'
[01:28.729996]Now can't you're-ead
[01:32.369995]Now can't you're-ead
[01:36.270004]If you keep on readin'
[01:38.83]I'm bound to put you wise
[01:43.34]If anybody jus' happen to ask'd you
[01:45.9]Where the waiting gonna be
[01:48.04]Tell him right down there on
[01:49.94]Hazen street
[01:51.81]Go down there
[01:52.47]Just about the end of the week
[01:55.3]You can get most anything
[01:56.34]That you care to eat
[01:58.6]If you don't like shrimp
[02:00.48]Just na-ame yo' dish
[02:02.69]They will even sell you
[02:03.59]Some a-that ol' filtie fish
[02:05.73]Now can't you're-ead
[02:09.34]Now can't you're-ead
[02:13.34]Now if you keep on readin'
[02:15.86]Mama I'm bound to put you wise
[02:19.6]Yeah play it Mr Maceo
[02:42.15]Well fifteen cents
[02:44.16]You know that's reg'lar price
[02:46.79001]If you got two bits
[02:47.93]They will even serve you twice
[02:49.95]Can't you're-ead
[02:53.43]Now can't you're-read
[02:57.37]If you keep on readin'
[03:00.05]I'm bound to put you wise