Lord, that weepin’ willow and that mournin’ dove
That weepin’ willow and that mournin’ dove
I got a gal up the country, Lord, you know I sure do love
Now, if you see my woman, tell her I says hurry home
(spoken: Aw, sho’)
You see my woman, tell her I says hurry home
I ain’t had no lovin’ since my gal been gone
Where it ’tain’t no love, ain’t no gettin’ along
Where it ain’t no love, mama, ain’t no gettin’ along
My gal treat me so mean and dirty, sometime I don’t know right from wrong
Lord, I lied down last night, tried to take my rest
I lied down last night, tried to take my rest
(spoken: What happened, boy?)
You know, my mind got to ramblin’ just like wild geese in the west
Gonna buy me a bulldog1, watch whilst I sleep
Gonna buy me a bulldog, watch whilst I sleep