Oh, baby, ooo, when I was in trouble, trouble, trouble, I didn't even have no friend Oh, baby, ooo, when I was in trouble, trouble, poor boy didn't even have no friend Now that my friends all forsaken poor me, wouldn't even ask the poor boy in But that's all right, baby, ooo, 'most any way that you do Ah, maybe someday, baby, I will be up'ty then, like you Yeah, man! Play it for me now! Oh, baby, ooo, when I was broke and hungry, broke and hungry, I didn't even have a dime Lord, I woke up a-many morning, layin' down in my bed, a-cryin' Lord have mercy! Lord have mercy! I'm gonna talk about you womens now! Oh, baby, ooo-ooo, low-down woman, low-down dirty hound That she always tryin' to keep me in trouble, tryin' to keep a good man down That's all right, baby, ooo, 'most any way that you do Says, there ain't no way, mama, keep a poor man like me so blue