I believes my old lady she done, drive my black bone You know I made my old lady she done, drive my black cat bone I got a funny feeling right here, something's going all wrong She don't shoot in the morning, she walk the streets till late at night She don't shoot in the morning, she walk the streets till late at night Well she come home in the evening, doggone baby fight Gonna call up the operator, right around the town Get up this crazy world that's going on, I believe my baby she done, drive my black cat bone Got a funny feeling right here, something's going wrong My mama treats me like a, well fed dog at bay You know my baby, like a well fed dog at bay Yeah, I might be tired of living and I'll put I'm gonna take it up iron Memphis, to get my hands on the bone Gonna lay around here living till I, get on the phone Gonna make it to Memphis man, to get my hands on the bone I'm gonna lay around here in Mississippi, 'cause or else it's gonna spoil I believes my old lady she done, drive my black bone You know I made my old lady she done, drive my black cat bone I got a funny feeling right here, something's going all wrong
I'm gon' get up in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom I'm gon' get up in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin', girlfriend, can't get my room I'm gon' write a letter, telephone every town I know I'm gon' write a letter, telephone every town I know If I can't find her in west helena, she must be in east monroe I know I don't want no woman, wants every downtown man she meet I don't want no woman, wants every downtown man she meet She's a no good doney, they shouldn't 'low her on the street I believe, I believe I'll go back home I believe, I believe I'll go back home You can mistreat me here, babe, but you can't when I go home And I'm gettin' up in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom I'm gettin' up in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin', girlfriend, can't get my room I'm 'on' call up chiney, see is my good gal over there I'm 'on' call up chiney, see is my good gal over there If I can't find her on Philippine's Island, she must be in Ethiopia somewhere