The way I been treated, some time I wish I was dead;
The way I been treated, some time I wish I was dead;

[SPOKEN] Lord know

'Cause I ain't got no place
To lay my weary head

[YODEL]

When I want you, woman, I always find you gone;
Ev'rytime I want you, always find you gone;

[SPOKEN] You're always gone

Listen here, good mama,
I'm gonna put your air brakes on

[YODEL]

Some like Chicago, some love Memphis, Tennessee;
Some like Chicago, some love Memphis, Tennessee

[SPOKEN] Ask sweet mama

Give me sweet Dallas, Texas,
Where the women think the world of me

[SPOKEN] Hey, hey, hey

[YODEL]

You may have your troubles, I'm having my troubles, too;
You may have your troubles, I'm having my troubles, too;
Yes, I know how it feels
When you're feeling so doggone blue

[SPOKEN] Have mercy, Lord

[YODEL]

I'm not singin' the blues, I'm tellin' you the hard luck I've had;
I'm not singin' blues, I'm tellin' you the hard luck I've had

[SPOKEN] Baby, I've had it, too

The blues ain't nothin' but a good man feeling bad

[YODEL}