Somebody have mercy and tell me what is wrong with me Somebody have mercy and tell me what is wrong with me Sometimes i don't know how i stand the things this woman do to me Let me tell you When i think about how she do me, the tears fall down like rain, like rain When i think about how she do me, the tears fall down like rain, like rain When i think i've got her chained down, she starts actin' up again Oh let me tell you I'm goin' down to the bus station with a suitcase in my hand, yes i am I'm goin' down to the bus station with a suitcase in my hand, yes i am I'm gonna grab me an armful of greyhound and ride just as close i can Do that thing for me now Let me tell you one more time Somebody have mercy i wonder what is wrong with me, lord have mercy Somebody have mercy i wonder what is wrong with me, yeah Sometimes i don't know how i stand the things this woman do to me Do that one more time, my fellas I'm standin' here wonderin', baby, with a matchbox hole in my clothes, yes I am Standin', wonderin', baby, with a matchbox hole in my clothes, yes i am Oh i got a long way to get there and i got-a some time to go (Scat singing, to fade)