Ha-Ha This-A-Way (49-A)

... little boy
 When I was a little boy, 12 years old
 Papa went and left me, left me
 Papa went and left me save my soul
 Ha this-a way
 Ha that-a way
 Ha this-a way
 Man oh man
 Mama come and got me, she got me, got me
 Mama come and got me to save my soul
 Mama didn't whip me, whip me, whip me
 Mama didn't whip me so I was told
 Ha ha this-a way
 Ha ha that-a way
 Ha ha this-a way
 Man oh man
 I went to school, went to school, went to school boys
 I went to school at 12 years old
 Teacher didn't whip me, whip me, whip me
 Teacher didn't whip me so I was told
 Ha ha this-a way
 Ha ha that-a way
 Ha ha this-a way
 Man oh man
 I liked my lesson, lesson lesson
 Liked my lesson to save my soul
 Wasn't that a blessing, blessing, blessing
 Wasn't that a blessing so I was told
 Ha this a-way
 Ho that a-way
 Ho this a-way
 Man oh man
 I went a-walkin', walkin', walkin'
 I went a-walkin' to save my soul
 I was talkin', talkin', talkin'
 I was talkin' so I was told
 Ha ha this-a way
 Ha ha that-a way
 Ha ha this-a way
 Man oh man
 Ha ha this-a way
 Ha ha that-a way
 Ha ha this-a way
 Man oh man
 When I was a big boy, big boy, big boy
 When I was a big boy 11 years
 I went a-ridin', ridin' I was a-ridin'
 I went a-ridin' so I was told
 Ha ha this-a way
 Ha ha that-a way
 Ha ha this-a way
 Man oh man
 I went to school, went to school with schoolboys
 I went to school so I was told
 Obeyed the rules, the rules, the rules boys
 Obeyed the rules as I was told
 Ha ha this-a way
 Ha ha that-a way
 Ha ha this-a way
 Man oh man
 I got careful, careful, careful
 I got careful so I was told
 I confessed, confessed, confessed Lord
 I confessed to save my soul
 Ho this a-way
 Ha that a-way
 Ho this a-way
 Man oh man
 Liked my teacher, teacher, teacher
 Liked my teacher to save my soul
 He was a like a preacher, preacher, preacher
 He was a like a preacher so I was told
 Ha ha this-a way
 Ha ha that-a way
 Ha ha this-a way
 Man oh man