INTRO
Lord, I can't see how these hungry women sleep
Lord, I can't see how these hungry women sleep
Walk the streets at night like a police on his beat
Yeah, they stand on the corner, 'til their feet get soakin' wet
Well, they stand on the corner, 'til their feet get soakin' wet
"Mister, if you ain't got a nickel, please give me a cigarette."
Now, I'm goin' down in Tin Can Alley and get drunk as I can be
Hey-ey-ey, get drunk as I can be
I don't want no hungry woman to lay their hands on me
SOLO
I done spoken to the Welfare, wrote to the government, too
I done spoken to the Welfare, wrote to the government, too
And I asked them to help me get my woman a pair of shoes
Hey, the Welfare didn't answer, government paid me no mind
Hey, government didn't answer, Welfare paid me no mind
"Before if you think we gonna help you, swear you better change your mind."