She got a mean disposition and she got such a low-down dirty way She got a mean disposition, she got such a low-down dirty way I've been a-hopin' and trustin' that my babe would change someday Many years I have travelled, yes, I've travelled far enough to know Many years I done travelled, I've travelled far enough to know You can't find no Heaven, nowhere in the world that you go You're havin' a good time now, you're like the flowers that comes in May You're havin' a good time now, you're like the flowers that comes in May You're havin' your time now, but you've got to die someday But you're gonna need me, you're gonna need my help, I say Yes, you're gonna need me, you're gonna need my help, I say And you had better use me, lover, just before I goes away Why can't I be happy, people, like everybody else? Why can't I be happy like everybody else? I just sit around and worry, I'm a-worry my fool self to death