Lord, I love a woman, I'm scared to call her name I say, hey, hey, I'm scared to call her name I said, she's a married woman, Lord, but I love her just the same But now, my woman, she done quit me, black cat crossed my trail I say, hey, my woman done quit me, black cat done crossed my trail Says, and I reckon that's the reason now, mama, Papa Fuller sure can't get no mail Says, it ain't but two women, sure can spend my change I say, hey, hey, sure can spend my change Says, one is my little wife, and the other one I'm scared to call her name The wires all down, my woman done left town Reckon that's the reason, I can't get the message to that brown of mine Says, my woman, she done quit me, and news all over town I jumped the fast mail rambler, almost went a-flyin' I say, hey, hey, mama, almost went a-flyin' I said, "Hurry, engineerman, 'cause I want to see that woman of mine"