Mama, you gettin' like a farmer's mule
Longer I know you, harder you to rule
Now, don't rush me, you is got to, to come down
Made my run in half past ten
When I got home you wouldn't let me in
CHORUS: Don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time
SOLO:
CHORUS: Ah, don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time
We went for a ride and you got rough
I've been used to struttin' my stuff
CHORUS: Don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time
Mmmmmm (hummed verse and chorus)
I make from one to ten dollars a day
I know that's enough, let you have your way
CHORUS: Don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time
I buy you clothes, and I'm not rough
I know doggone well when I get enough
CHORUS: Don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time
SOLO:
CHORUS: Ah,don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time
Take me back, mama, try me one more time
I gave my straight salary, and my whole black time
CHORUS: Don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time
You quit me, mama, when I was in your town
You told your friend you's glad I was down
CHORUS: Don't rush me, I been used to takin' my time