Lord I wished I, was a little catfish Swimmin in a oh a, deep blue sea I have all those good little fishes Swimming out to me Swimming out to meet me boy Swimming out to meet me And I cried, sure enough I did I'm telling you baby, sure enough I did I walks on down, to my baby's house Lord and I sit down hey, on her step She says come on in, come on in Johnny boy My husband just now left My husband just now left I tell he just now left people Lord he just now left honey And I cried, sure enough I did Lord help myself I walks on in, lord and I sit on down But there's one thing hey, I just can't understand She cook cold grits for her husband It's good for me baby It's good for me baby Lord this poor man, cooking for this poor man And I cried, yes I did People now I tell you I cried Lord help myself I walks on in and I sits on down Lord there's one thing hey, I just can't understand She cooking cold grits for her husband Cold grits for her man This is for her man Lord she cooking for her man Cooking for her man And I cried, yes I did I tell you babe, I keep on telling you I walks on down, to my little baby's house And I told you that I sat down hey Lord I stood up for her She says a come on in, come on in Johnny boy Lord he just now left My husband just now left Gonna be all here by myself Oh all by myself baby Oh how it gonna be I cried, yes I told I cried I believe I'm gonna cry too I believe I'm gonna she'd a tear