You can read my letter, now you sure don't know my mind You can read my letter, now you sure don't know my mind When you think I'm lovin' you I'm leavin' you all the time I ain't got nobody, now I'm all here by myself I ain't got nobody, I'm all here by myself I ain't got nobody, I'm all here by myself Spoken: Who you tellin'? Tell him Let me be your sometime, now, 'til your always come Let me be your sometime, now, 'til your always come And I do more for you, now, your always ever done I don't want no hog head, don't eat no chittlin's, don't want no spare ribs, don't eat no backbone Mam', I got a hambone, I wonder can I get it boiled? 'Cause these Chicago women 'bout to let my hambone spoil Church, the bell's a-ringin', the preacher's preachin', secretary's a-writin', the members shoutin' The dirty deacon done taken my gal and gone. And all little children, now, papa, tryin' to sing my song Let me be your rocker, now, 'til your straight chair come Let me be your rocker, now, 'til your straight chair come And I'll rock you easier than the straight chair ever done