It's the last fair deal goin' down, last fair deal goin' down It's the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord, on that Gulfport Island Road1
Ida Belle, don't you cry this time Ida Belle, don't you cry this time If you cry about a nickel, you'll die 'bout a dime I wouldn't cry, but the money it ain't mine
My captain 's so mean on me My captain's so mean on me My captain's so mean on me, good Lord, on that Gulfport Island Road
Workin' my way back home Workin' my way back home I'm workin' my way back home, good Lord, on that Gulfport Island Road
It's the last fair deal goin' down, last fair deal goin' down It's the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord, on that Gulfport Island Road On that Gulfport Island Road On that Gulfport Island
__________ Note: this is Keb' Mo's cover version of Robert Johnson's original "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"; Note 1: The Gulfport Island or Gulf & Ship Island railroad linked the docks at Ship Island, Mississippi, just off the main land at the city of Gulfport on the Gulf of Mexico with the main railroad line at Jackson.
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