Rocks has been my pillow, baby, you know, gravel have been my bed Well now, rocks has been my pillow, oh Lord, gravel have been my bed You know, I ain't got nowhere, oh Lord, to lay my poor aching head You know, I went out on the highway, I tried to catch myself a ride You know, I went out on the highway, I tried to catch myself a ride Well, there was no one seemed to know me, oh well, they kept on passing by You know, I'm a-ragged, I swear I'm dirty, babe, I got no place to go Oh well, I'm raggedy, I swear I'm dirty, babe, I ain't got no place to go Well now, I know that you don't love me, baby, and you don't want me no more So take me out of this old bottom, baby, before your water rise Now, take me out of this old bottom, baby, before your water rise You know, I ain't got no true religion, baby, and I don't want to be baptized.