Well, I got up this mornin', feelin' bad, thinkin' about the times that I once have had
REFRAIN: God knows, I couldn't help it, God knows, I couldn't help it
God knows, I couldn't help it, I mean, sure as you're born
Well, it ain't but the one thing that grieve my mind, all of these women, ain't nary one mine
REFRAIN: God knows, I couldn't help it, God knows, I couldn't help it
God knows, I couldn't help it, I mean, sure as you're born
Well, I whups my woman with a single tree, you might-a heard her hollerin', "Don't you murder me!"
REFRAIN: God knows, I couldn't help it, God knows, I couldn't help it
God knows, I couldn't help it, I mean, sure as you're born
Mama told me, papa told me, too, "Never let a woman make a fool of you."
REFRAIN: God knows, I couldn't help it, God knows, I couldn't help it
God knows, I couldn't help it, I mean, sure as you're born
Well, I woke up this mornin', feelin' blue, thinkin' about no other one but you
REFRAIN: God knows, I couldn't help it, God knows, I couldn't help it
God knows, I couldn't help it, I mean, sure as you're born
Well, mama told me, papa, too, "The way you've got, there's no need of runnin' you."
REFRAIN: God knows, I couldn't help it, God knows, I couldn't help it
God knows, I couldn't help it, I mean, sure as you're born
SPOKEN: Play 'em now
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