From the recording Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
Erin Harpe’s adaptation of Mississippi John Hurt’s song “Candy Man”.
Lyrics
All you ladies won’t ya gather ’round
The good sweet candy man’s in town, candy man
His, candy-stick don’t melt away
Just gets better, so the ladies say, candy man
Oh you and the candy man, gettin’ mighty sick, uh-huh, uh-huh
Said ya might get stuck on the candy man’s stick, uh-huh, uh-huh
He sold a stick of candy to sister Bad
The very next day she took all he had, candy man
Now have ya heard, what sister Johnson said
She always takes a candy stick to bed, candy man
Oh you and the candy man, gettin’ mighty sick, uh-huh, uh-huh
Said ya might get stuck on the candy man’s stick, uh-huh, uh-huh
If ya try his candy, good friend of mine
Ya gonna want it, for a long long time, candy man
Don’t stand close to the candyman
He’ll leave a stick a candy in your hand, candy man
Oh you and the candy man, gettin’ mighty sick, uh-huh, uh-huh
Said you might get stuck on the candy man’s stick, uh-huh, uh-huh
Come here baby won’t ya come hear quick, uh-huh, uh-huh
Said you might be stuck on the candy man’s stick, uh-huh, uh-huh
You and the candy man, uh-huh, uh-huh
You might be be stuck on the candy man’s stick, uh-huh, uh-huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
