I should'a quit you, long time ago I should'a quit you, baby, long time ago I should'a quit you, and went on to Mexico If I ha'da followed, my first mind If I ha'da followed, my first mind I'd'a been gone, since my second time I should'a went on, when my friend come from Mexico at me I should'a went on, when my friend come from Mexico at me I was foolin' with ya baby, I let ya put me on the killin' floor Lord knows, I should'a been gone Lord knows, I should'a been gone And I wouldn't've been here, down on the killin' floor
Well I'm a poor boy, long way from home. Well I'm a poor boy, long way from home. No spending money in my pocket, no spare meat on my bone.
Now, people ask me, "what does a poor boy do?" Now, people ask me, "what does a poor boy do?" Poor boy sews patches on his clothes, Stuffs newspaper in his shoes.
I'm goin' back to Chicago, man, that's where I'm from. I'm goin' back to Chicago, man, that's where I'm from. I got so many friends in Chicago, Place just can't do me no harm.
One summer day, she went away She gone and left me, she gone to stay But now she gone and I can't worry Because I'm sitting on top of the world
Worked all the summer, worked all the fall Had to take Christmas, in my overall But now she gone and I don't worry Sitting on top of the world
Going down to the freight yard, just to meet a freight train I'm gonna leave this town, [Incomprehensible] But now she gone and I don't worry Sitting on top of the world
I'm a taildragger I swipes out my track When I get what I want I don't come sneakin' back When the mighty Wolf Make a midnight creep Then the hunters They can't find him Stealin' chicks Everywhere he go Then drag his tail Behind him I'm a taildragger I wipe out my track When I get what I want Well I don't come sneakin' back A cooter drags His tail in the sand A fish wiggle His tail in the water When the mighty Wolf Come along waggin' his tail He done stole Somebody's daughter I'm a taildragger I wipe out my tracks When I get what I want Well I don't come sneakin' back
Some folk built like this, some folk built like that But the way I'm built, Don't you call me fat Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed But I got everything all that a good girl need
Some folk rip and roar, some folk b'lieve in signs But if you want me baby, you got to take your time Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed But I got everything all the good girl need
And I ain't got no diamonds, I ain't got no gold But I do have love to satisfy your soul Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed But I got everything all you good women need
