At home, doggin’ a bone
Knuckle bone and I had a stroke
Tryin’ to get away from a two dollar cop
But wantin’ ain’t gettin’
And gettin’ ain’t got and I’m gone
Have mercy, baby
A runaway mule, pig in a poke
TV screen and a bullfrog croak
Tryin’ to find a way to get a bottle of pop
But wantin’ ain’t gettin’
And gettin’ ain’t got and I’m gone
Have mercy, baby
Horse’s ear, hoot and a holler
Big-riff bulge in a righteous squallor
Tryin’ to find a place where nothing’s hot
But wantin’ ain’t gettin’
And gettin’ ain’t got and I’m gone
Have mercy, baby
The co*k’s crow, hole in the wall
Man sayin’ God is a cannonball
Wanna fly high so I aim for a rock
But wantin’ ain’t gettin’
And gettin’ ain’t got and I’m gone
Have mercy, baby
Wantin’ ain’t gettin’ and gettin’
Ain’t got and I’m gone
Have mercy, baby
But wantin’ ain’t gettin’
I still ain’t got and I’m gone
Have mercy, baby
Grabbin’ ain’t gettin’
And gettin’ ain’t got and I’m gone
Have mercy, baby