Baby, you don't mean me no good nohow
Baby, baby, you don't mean me no good nohow
But I'm gonna let you go, baby, I don't need no woman now
Got up one mornin', I sure was feelin' bad
Got up one mornin', I sure was feelin' bad
Thought about my baby and the only girl I had
Everybody hollerin' "mercy!", wonder what do "mercy" mean?
Everybody hollerin' "mercy!", wonder what do "mercy" mean?
If it means any good, Lord have mercy on me
I met a man this mornin', down on bended knee
I met a man this mornin', down on bended knee
Say, it wasn't for no religion, "Gimme my good gal, please"
"If you gimme my woman, Lord, I won't bother you no more
If you gimme my woman, Lord, I won't bother you no more
You put her in my house, just leave her at my door"
If I feel tomorrow like I feel today
Feel tomorrow like I feel today
I'm gonna pack my clothes and make my getaway
My baby she left, didn't even shake my hand
My baby done left me, didn't even shake my hand
That's all right, mama, some day you're gonna understand