Especially the way Bessie Smith sang it.
You've Been a Good Old Wagon
Listen pretty papa
Please get out of my sight
I'm calling it quits now
Right from this very night
You know, you've had your day
So don’t you hang around
You've been a good old wagon
Daddy but you done broke down
You better get down to the blacksmith shop
Get yourself overhauled
There ain't nothin about you
To make a good woman fall
When you were in your prime
You used to run around
You been a good old wagon
Daddy but you done broke down
When the sun is shining
That's the time to make hay
Now's the time for raining
And your old wagon don’t pay
Nobody wants a baby
When a real man can be found
You been a good old wagon
Daddy but you done broke down
Ain't no use in cryin
Or to make a big show
This man has taught me more about lovin
Than you will ever know
He is the king of lovin
That’s why I gave him a crown
He's a good old wagon
Daddy and he ain't broke down