From four till late

I was wringing my hands and cryin'

From four till late

I was wringing my hands and cryin'

I believe to my soul that

Your daddy's Gulfport bound

From Memphis to Norfolk is a

Thirty-six hour ride

From Memphis to Norfolk is a

Thirty-six hour ride

A man's like a prisoner and

He's never satisfied

A woman is like a dresser

Some man is always rambling through it's drawers

A woman is like a dresser

Some man is always rambling through it's drawers

It's 'cause so many men wear an apron overhaul

From four until late

She get with a no-good bunch and clown

From four until late

She get with a no-good bunch and clown

Now she won't do nothin'

But tear a good man's reputation down

When I leave this town

I'm 'onna bid you fare farewell

When I leave this town

I'm 'onna bid you fare farewell

And when I return again

You'll have a great long story to tell