Mistreating Child Blues Songtext
von Skip James

Oh, just look at the people
Oh, just look at the people
Will you look at the people
Standing at the judgement, they got to be tried
Standing at the judgement, they got to be -

Oh, just look at the -
Oh, just look at the people
Would you look at the people
They′re standing at the judgement, they got to be -
Standing at the judgement, they got to be -

Just look like I can see my mother
Oh, I can see my mother
I can see my mother
She's standing at the judgement, she got to be tried
She′s standing at the judgement, she got to be-


Just look, will you just look at the people?
Oh, just look at the people
Oh, would you just look at the people
They're standing at the judgement, they got to be-
Yes, they're standing at the judgement, they got to be-

Just look at yonder, I can see my father
Oh, I can see my father
I can see my father
He′s standing at the judgement, he got to be-
Yes, he′s standing at the judgement, and got to be-

I said, look, just look goin' down yonder
Oh, just look goin′ down yonder
Oh, will you just look goin' down yonder
They′re goin' down to hell just to get their doom
They′re goin' down to hell just to get their

I say, oh, will you just look over yonder
Oh, would you just look over yonder
Just look over yonder
They're marchin′ up to Heaven now to get their crown
They′re goin' up to Heaven now to get their-


Just look, just look at the people
Just look at the-
Oh, just look at the people
They′re standin' at the judgement, they got to be tried
They′re standin' at the judgement, they got to be-

I said, Lord, oh Lord have mercy
Oh, Lord have mercy
Lord, Lord have mercy
I got to go to judgement and I got to be tried
I got to go to judgement and I got to be-

I said just, just look, just look at the people
Oh, will you just look at the people?
Just look at the people
Standing at the judgement, they got to be-
Standing at the judgement, they got to be-
They got to be tried