Hey mama tell me what have I, tell me what have I done Hey mama tell me what have I done I just seem like you trying to beat your loving self on down You going to wake up one of these mornings, mama baby and I'll be gone You going to wake up one of these mornings, mama baby and I'll be gone And you may not never mama see me in your town no more Cause I'm a stranger here woman, I just blowed in your, I just blowed in your town Cause I'm a stranger to you brown skin, mama I just blowed in your town And if I ask you for a favour, mama please now don't turn me down If you get one old woman boy, you better get you five or, you better get you five or six If you get one old woman, you better get you five or six So if that one happen to quit you, it won't leave you in a awful fix When I had you pretty mama, you know I tried to do the best I could When I had you little black woman, I tried to do the best I can Now your little daddy's gone, now who you going to get to chop your wood