Jack-Knife Gipsy don't you take my life My kids are hungry, the sickness got my wife I work at the mills where they make that stockyard feed So you can take my money, my life is all I need Jack-Knife Gipsy every man must cheat I know you probably, probably done the street To much of nothing can make us very small But if you cut me deep we won't have nothing at all Jack-Knife Gipsy I see you don't look so good Well I seen you limping through the neighbourhood I know your momma and I knew your daddy too Come see me next payday and I'll see what I can do Jack-Knife Gipsy I'm going home to bed This ain't been nice but we've got something said I once held a knife the same way that you do So you see there ain't much difference for me and you