I say it just keeps on rainin', mmmm, I b'lieve it's gon' sleet and snow
I say it just keeps on rainin', Good God, mama, I b'lieve it's gon' sleet and snow
I say I've made an arrangement for the winter, mmm, poor boy ain't got no place to go
Mmmmmmmmmm, poor boy ain't got no place to go
Mmmmmmmm, I'm a stranger here, and I don't know no place to go
I say I'm a stranger here, mmm, and I don't know no place to go
I say I got to take my clothes, mmm, get out in the sleet and snow
Mmmmmmmmmmm, you never do know who gonna be your friend 'til you get out sick on the bed
Mmmmmmmmmmm, you never do know who gonna be your friend 'til you get out sick on the bed
I say, some of your friends will come to see you, mmm, some of 'em wish that you were dead
Mmmmmmmmmmm, if you ever been down, you know just how the poor boy feel
I say, I feel just like, baby, mmm, poor boy even ain't got a friend in this world