I said come on, baby Please throw this old dog a bone I said come on, baby Please throw this old dog a bone Cause I'm driftin', an driftin' Like a ship out on the sea. I said, baby, baby, baby I ain't got no place to stay I said, baby, baby I ain't got no place to stay Well, well, well, I'm driftin' now baby Lord, I'm driftin' from door to door Lord, when I first met you, baby Baby, way down south somewhere When I first met you, baby Baby, way down south somewhere You didn't go no place now, baby-um But the church an the Sunday school You been up here in Detroit, baby Go around to ev'ry notoriety joint in town You been up here in old Detroit Go around to ev'ry notoriety joint in town