I'm broke and hungry ragged and dirty too

I said Im broke and hungry ragged and dirty too

Mama if I clean up can I go home with you

I'm motherless fatherless sister and brotherless too

I said Im motherless fatherless sister and brotherless too

Reason I've tried so hard to make this trip with you

You miss me woman count the days I'm gone

You miss me woman count the days I'm gone

I'm goin' away to build me a railroad of my own

I feel like jumpin' through a keyhole in your door

I said I feel like jumpin' through the keyhole in your door

If you jump this time baby you won't jump no more

I believe my good gal have found my black cat bone

I said I believe my baby have found my black cat bone

I can leave Sunday mornin' Monday mornin' I'm slippin' 'round home

I wanna show you women what careless love have done

I wanna show you women what careless love have done

Caused a man like me steal away from home

Girl if you don't want me why don't you let me know

I said if you don't want me mama let me know

So I can leave at once and hunt me somewhere else to go