Well, wake up, mama Turn your lamp down low I said, "Wake up, mama Turn your lamp down low" Well, you ain't got no reason Turn uncle Johns from your door Woke up this morning Had them Statesboro blues Woke up this morning Had them Statesboro blues I looked over in the corner Grandpa seemed to have them too My mama died and left me My papa died and left me I ain't good lookin' baby I sure could treat you fine Goin' to the country Mama, do you want to go? Oh, if you don't make it baby Your sister Lucille said she wanna go Ah, and I sure could take her Love that little woman Sweetest little thing I've ever seen Said I love that little woman Sweetest little thing I've ever seen She treats me like a king Treat her like a doggone queen Well, I woke up this morning Had them Statesboro blues I said, I woke up this morning Had them Statesboro blues I looked over in the corner Grandpa seemed to have them too So wake up, mama Turn your lamp down low I said, "Wake up mama Turn your lamp down low" Ah, you ain't got no reason Drive uncle Johns from your door