Poor Black Mattie

Poor Black Mattie, yeah (poor Black Mattie)

Changing clothes (changing clothes)

Fool got drunk, oh (girl got drunk)

Close that door (close that door)

Poor Black Mattie (poor Black Mattie)

Ain't got change, oh, clothes

Fool got drunk

Throw her trunk outdoor

Goin' to Memphis to see that (goin' to Memphis)

Worldly fair (the worldly fair)

Reason I'm goin' (oh, the reason I'm goin')

Baby there (is my baby's there?)

Goin' to Memphis (goin' to Memphis)

See that worldly fair

Reason I'm goin'

'Cause my baby there

Need no heater fireplace (need no heater)

By my bed (said, by my bed)

Woman I got to keep (yeah, that woman I got)

Cherry red (give me cherry red)

Need no heater (need no heater)

Fireplace by my bed (by my bed)

Woman I got, keep me cherry red

Woman I got (woman I got)

Keep me cherry red (keep me cherry red)

Woman I got (woman I got)

Keep me cherry red (keep me cherry red)

I said, we're starting this damn (yeah-yeah)

Yeah, yeah, that's alright