Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases list him as "Leadbelly", he himself wrote it as "Lead Belly", which is also the spelling on his tombstone and the spelling used by the Lead Belly Foundation.
Lead Belly usually played a twelve-string guitar, but he also played the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and "windjammer" (diatonic accordion). In some of his recordings he sings while clapping his hands or stomping his foot.
Lead Belly's songs covered a wide range, including gospel music; blues about women, liquor, prison life, and racism; and folk songs about cowboys, prison, work, sailors, cattle herding, and dancing. He also wrote songs about people in the news, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Jean Harlow, the Scottsboro Boys, and Howard Hughes.
ah ah ah ah ah
keopileul sikyeonohgo younghee leul gidalyeo
oh mos-onde ani an-onde
keopiga jeomjeom sig-eoga naemamdo sig-eoga nal michige mandeul-eo
oh younghee-ya illojom wabwa uh jakku twing-giji malgo nalang keopi
hanjanhae
oh younghee-ya nan jeongmal mal-ya uh
neoleul cheoeum bon sungan feel i wanjeon kkochhyeoss-eo
younghee neun ije buteo naekkeoya
ah ah ah ah dah ah ah ah yeah
younghee neun imi naega jjimhaess-eo yeah
moleuncheog halyeogo hajima!
younghee-ya younghee-ya uh uh uh uh uh
imi naege ppajingeol ppalli nae mam gajyeoga
younghee-ya younghee-ya uh uh uh uh uh
naneun da algo iss-eo
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oh younghee-ya nimam malhaebwa uh
jakku ppeonhan yaegilo bingbing dolliji malgo
oh younghee-ya soljig haejyeobwa uh
neodo algo iss janh-a imi naege kkochhingeol
I’ll show my weapon yuchihan music is gone
Ma flow is like da hot girl sanyangkkun
But da younghee bakk-e molleuneun my love is right on
jigeumkkaji haessdeon geuleon salang-i anya
Hey girl I’m in love this ain’t
common love
nan geuttan ppeonhan salangttawin molla
nahante younghee ga ppyong-gado nan molla
nae maelyeog-e neon nal-aga jeo
haneullo Hoola
teugbyeolhi younghee man naekkeo halkke
ah ah ah ah dah ah ah ah yeah
ap-eulo jagilago buleulkke
Ooh babe yeah
moleuncheog halyeogo hajima
younghee-ya yeonghuiya uh uh uh
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younghee-ya yeonghuiya uh uh uh
uh uh
naneun da algo iss-eo
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oh younghee-ya illojom wabwa uh
jakku twing-giji malgu nalang keopi hanjanhae
oh younghee-ya nan jeongmal mal-ya uh
neoleul cheoeum bon sungan feel i wanjeon kkojhyeoss-eo