I'll tell you, girl, I'm gonna tell you now If you don't want me, please don't dog me around If you don't want me, don't dog me around My home ain't here, it's in most any old town My home ain't here, it's in most any old town My home ain't here, it's most any old town I'm goin' up on a mountain and look down on the sea Saw a bullyin'1 alligator, she was doin' that shivaree2 Saw a bullyin' alligator doin' the shivaree Tell me, friend, ever since that bullyin' Stack3 been made Kansas City, Missouri, has been her regular trade Kansas City, Missouri, been her regular trade The Kate's4 in the bend, the Stack is turnin' around and 'round The stern wheel knockin', friend, I'm Alabama bound5 The stern wheel knockin', I'm Alabama bound My mama told me, an' old papa told me, too Said, "Brownskin women, son, gonna be the death of you" Said, "Brownskin women, gonna be the death of you" I told mama last night, friends, and papa the night before "If brownskin women kill me, mama, let me go" "If brownskin women kill me, mama, let me go"