| Come on, mama, go to the edge of town |
| Come on, mama, go to the edge of town |
| I know where there’s a bird nest, built down on the ground |
| If I was a bird, mama, |
| if I was a bird, mama, I would find a nest in the heart of town |
| (spoken: Lord, you know I’d build it in the heart of town) |
| So when the town get lonesome, I’d be bird nest bound |
| Hard luck is at your front door, blues are in your room |
| Hard luck is at your front door, blues are in your room |
| Callin' at your back door, «What's gonna become of you?» |
| Sometimes I say I need you, then again I don’t |
| Sometimes I say I need you, then again I don’t |
| (spoken: You know it’s the truth, baby) |
| Sometime I think I’ll quit you, then again I won’t |
| Oh, I remember one mornin' stand in my baby’s door, |
| (spoken: Sure, boy, I was standin' there) |
| Oh, I remember one mornin' stand in my baby’s door, |
| (spoken: Boy, you know what she told me?) |
| «Look-a here papa Charley, I don’t want you no more» |
| Take me home sweet home, baby, to that shiny star |
| Take me home now to, that shiny star |
| (spoken: Lord, you know I’m just stayin' there) |
| You don’t need no tellin', mama, take you in my car |