Cryin', I ain't goin' down that dark road by myself Now don't you hear me talkin' to you pretty mama, oh ho Ain't goin' down that dark road by myself Cryin', if I don't carry you, carry me somebody else Cryin', who's that yonder, comin' up the road Now don't you hear me talkin' to you pretty mama, oh ho Who's that yonder, comin' up the road? Cryin', that look like my faro, but she walk too slow Cryin', I won't let you do me, do me like you did poor shine Now don't you hear me talkin' to you pretty mama, oh ho I won't let you do me like you did poor shine Cryin', you taken the poor boy's money, gonna have to kill me, 'fore you take mine Hey Cryin', you gonna have to kill me 'fore you take mine Cryin', smoke like lightnin', shine like pearls of gold Now don't you hear me talkin' to you pretty mama, oh ho Smoke like lightnin', shine like pearls of gold Cryin', I wouldn't get in trouble, save nobody's soul Cryin', a spider, spider climbin' up the wall Now don't you hear me talkin' to you pretty mama, oh ho Spider, spider, climbin' up the wall Cryin', I asked the spider did he want his ashes hauled Cryin', I ain't gonna marry, ain't gonna settle down Now don't you hear me talkin' to you pretty mama, oh ho Ain't gonna marry, ain't gonna settle down Cryin', I'm a-stay right here 'til my mustache drags the ground Cryin', where was you when the Frisco left the yard Now don't you hear me talkin' to you pretty mama Where was you, Frisco left the yard? Cryin', I was standin' right there, police had me barred