Mother-scratchin', chicken-sh**tin', onion gravy Fightin' with the woman's 'bout to drive me crazy: Swears to holy God there ain't none more lazy And I'm headed out the door 'cause I know she's right Blue tick in the yard, he's yelpin' and howlin' My youngest kids cryin', his stomach's a-growlin' Never kept a job 'cause of drinkin' and prowlin' I'm stinkin' and a-stumblin' almost every night I know I ain't no man among men Jesus, I pray you'll take me in I Find a little lovin', do a little o' gamblin' Sheriff comes around and I'm off and ramblin' Never found a bottle that wasn't worth samplin' I never paid a dime I was ever lent Never lived a life, but the one that I want to That's the kind of life that'll come back and haunt you All your stupid sins gonna gang up and taunt you
Try to change your ways, but you know you can't I know I ain't no man among men Jesus, I pray you'll take me in Spoken: Mother-scratchin', chicken-sh**tin', onion gravy Fightin' with the woman's 'bout to drive me crazy: Swears to holy God there ain't none more lazy And I'm headed out the door 'cause I know she's right Blue tick in the yard, he's yelpin' and howlin' My youngest kids cryin', his stomach's a-growlin' Never kept a job 'cause of drinkin' and prowlin' I'm stinkin' and a-stumblin' almost every night I know I ain't no man among men Jesus, I pray you'll take me in I know I ain't no man among men Jesus, I pray you'll take me in Now hold on baby, 'cause I like to go ... You swing the kid around in a do-si-do ... Try to f** with me and I'll stop the show ... Myself