INTRO
Say, getting late over in the evening, feel like blowin' my horn
Say, getting late over in the evening, feel like blowin' my horn
Say, when I woke up this mornin', all I had was gone
Says, I'm goin' to heaven, gonna, set down on a stool
Says, I'm goin' to heaven, gonna, set down on a stool
Says, I'm ask poor Moses to, “Play me the walkin' blues”
Says, I started to heaven, Lord, but I changed my mind
Says, I started to heaven, Lord, but I changed my mind
Says, I'm a stay right here, where I can have better time (Spoken: Have Mercy, Mister Percy)
Says, I play short deuces, and it's fours and five
Says, I play short deuces, and it's fours and five
Says, I draw cold water from the poor boy's eye
Now, when you lose your money, partner, please don't lose your mind
Say, when you lose your money, partner, please don't lose your mind
Say, when you lose your woman, say, please don't bother mine (Spoken: Have Mercy, Mister Percy)
Now, you can always tell when your, woman don't want you around
Say, you can always tell when your, woman don't want you around
She got her head tied up, said her, bed turned upside down (Spoken: Have Mercy, Mister Percy)
Now, when your left eye jump and your, flesh begin to crawl
Now, when your left eye jump and your, flesh begin to crawl
Say, you can tell by that your woman, in another man's arms
SOLO
Says, press my jumper, iron my overhaul
Says it, press my jumper, baby, iron my overhaul
So I can get ready, baby, catch that cannonball
Say, what make that rooster, crow by the dawn of day
Say, what make that rooster, crow by the dawn of day
Say, let the sweet man know that the, working man gone away (Spoken: Have Mercy, Mister Percy)
Say, don't the moon look pretty when it, shining down through them tree
Say, don't the moon look pretty when it, shining down through them tree
Says, I can see my woman, but she can't see me
Says, I'll believe I go, ‘cause I, don't feel welcome here
Says, I'll believe I go, baby, ‘cause I, don't feel welcome here
Says, this ain't my home and I, sure don't have to stay
SOLO
Now, when a woman take the blues she, hang her head and cry
Say, when a woman take the blues she, hang her head and cry
Say, when a man take the blues he, hops in his car and ride (Spoken: Have Mercy, Mister Percy)
Now, it's T for Texas, T for Tennessee
Say, it's T for Texas, T for Tennessee
Says, it's T for that woman, say, made a fool out of me
Says, I rather drink muddy water, baby, sleep in a hollow log (Spoken: Have Mercy, Mister Percy)
Says, I rather drink muddy water, baby, sleep in a hollow log
Say, to stay there, baby to, be your lowdown dog
SOLO (Spoken: Hear, landlady, bring me half of pint, and a eye-dropper, I'm gonna give all of my friends a drink, say I told you if you come go with me you'd have a ball, now let's get the blues)
Now, a song like this, said baby, bring back memory
Says, a song like this, baby, bring back memory
Say, make me think about old time my, old time used-to-be
Now, let me be your side track, baby, ‘til your main line come
Say, let me be your side track, baby, ‘til your main line come
Say, don't tell your mainline, what your side track done done
SOLO
Now, it's me and my partner, and my partner's friend (Spoken: Have Mercy, Mister Percy) *
Says, it's me and my partner, and my partner's friend
Say, we can pick more cotton, than a gin can gin
Says, I hate to see that, evening sun go down
Says, I hate to see that, evening sun go down
Say, it put me on a wander, make me want to go
OUTRO
[*] Gray misspeaks "Percy" for "Partner" en corrects himself quickly