Lewis I was in Missouri, would not let me be Yeah, I was in Missouri, babe would not let me be Now I couldn't rest contented 'til I come to Tennessee. I been down so long looks like up to me I been down so long looks like up to me You know the girl I love ...................... If you follow me baby I'll turn your money green, (2x) I'll show you more money Rockefeller ever seen Talk about sweetheart and I 'clare I'm a honest man (2x) Now I give my baby money, broke her apron strings. I would holler "Murder" but the town's too small You know the girl I love .....................
Woman quit me, throwed my trunk outdoors. Woman I love, heart like a rock in the sea. If you follow me baby I'll turn your money green, (2x) I'll show you more money Rockefeller ever seen If the river was whiskey baby 'n I was a duck (2x) I'd dive to the bottom and I never would come up Woman I hate I see her every day (2x) But the woman I love she's so far away. All she give me was trouble, trouble all the time (2x) I been troubled so long, trouble don't worry my mind I been down so long 'til it seem like up to me (2x) Woman I love, heart like a rock in the sea.