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Wet It (Let The Good Work Go On)

by Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon

on Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon Vol. 2 1926-19309-1937 (1994)

Papa Jones had trouble with his crop
He couldn't get no rain, wet or not
To make your stuff grow in the heat of the day
Farmer Jones
Asked me for advice, here is what I had to say:
You've gotta wet it, gotta wet it
Dampen it so stuff can grow
You better wet it, wet it
Dampen it farmer you know
You gotta spray it dampen it a little that's the way to go on

If your tongue feels ____ your throat's gone dry
What's the first thing to the doctor that you run and cry
Wet it, doc wet it
Can't you wet it please
Won't you strangle it and dampen it so I can go right along

You knead my baby got higher than kite
Tried to rock all the ______ at the dance last night
She ringed in and squealed: "Too bad jim"
She started doing something folks looked at him
Said babe, what must I do?
She said take my advice
She said you gotta
Yes
Oh what's that thing Bubba?
Please babe, gotta dampen it
Strangle it, whip it, slop it
Strangle it and dampen it and let the good work go on

Then if you get something good, dry and tight
I don't mean nothing that you had late last night
If you whip it and wop it and tell us too bad Jim
The next day you'll be ____ of your ______
Take my advice, if you are short or slim

I said you better...
Yes
What
Hold on and
Yes
Gotta dampen it and strangle it and let the good work go on

You better
Please
Little bit
Yeah
Why don't you
Yeah
Right now
Gotta dampen it and strangle it and let the good work go on