| If you ever had the blues you know just how I feel |
| If you ever had the blues you know just how I feel |
| I’m about to lose my lovin' gal Lucille |
| I love you woman but I don’t like your lowdown ways |
| I love you woman but I don’t like your lowdown ways |
| You got me in trouble and now I’m servin' days |
| Write me a letter send it to me by mail |
| Write me a letter and send it to me by mail |
| Just send it to me in care of the Birmingham jail |
| Well, I ain’t gonna marry no I ain’t gonna settle down |
| Lord, I ain’t gonna marry and I ain’t gonna settle down |
| I’m gonna be a rounder 'til the police shoots me down |
| You can blow your whistle mama you can toot your horn |
| You can blow your whistle mama you can toot your horn |
| You’re gonna wake up some morning and find your daddy gone |