There's a little man down in Arkansas
Everybody call him Uncle Esau
Little old man can sing so good
Well, he should've been up in Hollywood
The way the man played his guitar
He should've been a big movie star

Uncle Esau went to town
Riding a billy goat and leading a hound
You know the hound barked and the billy goat jumped
Threw Uncle Esau's straddle and stump
He was so outdone, he didn't know what to do
Grabbed his guitar and went to playing the blues

Uncle Esau had a nanny goat
Tied him up with a rope, rope
The little goat, goat ran to town
All day long he's been running around
Played so hard, he didn't know what to do
Grabbed his harp and started playing the blues, he went

Uncle Esau from Arkansas
Play a guitar like a cross saw
Every night when the sun goes down
You can hear him play way across town
He plays so good, people throw him money
He keep on playing, the money keep coming
Uncle Esau
Uncle Esau