I used to have a little woman, man, she sure was swell You know, what was her name, I declared it was poor Verdell I heard she was in Big Sandy but I'll be there 'fore long Why don't you stop your foolishness and bring your clothes on home? Goodbye, everybody, little man, it's fare you well Goodbye, everybody, little man, it's fare you well And ev'y time I see you, woman, I think about poor Verdell B'lieve I love you, babe, and I just can't help myself I can't get Verdell I don't want nobody else I got two little children, they don't favor me I got two little children, they don't favor me One looks like a Chinaman, the other 'un like a Japanese