Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor
American Traditional 1800’s· Songs Well-Known in America · p.209
C (Intro)
F C F C
Make me down a pallet on your floor, Make me down a pallet on your floor
(C) E F C G C
Make me down a pallet soft and low, When I’m broke and I got nowhere to go
Been hangin’ around with some good time friends of mine
Hangin’ around with some good time friends of mine
Oh, they treat me very nice and kind
When I’ve got a dollar and a dime
We’re in blues everywhere I see
We’re in blues everywhere I see
We’re in blues, honey, everywhere I see
No one ever had the blues like me
Way I’m sleepin’, my back and shoulders tired
Way I’m sleepin’, my back and shoulders tired
Come tomorrow, I’ll be satisfied
If I can catch that fast train and ride
So, make me down a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet soft and low
Babe, I’m broken, I got nowhere to go
*First published in 1911. First recorded in 1928 by Mississippi John Hurt.