When

I

woke

up

this

morn

-

in'

Had

a

smile

run

a-

cross

my

face.

My

ba-

by

from

town

just

a

had

to

get

down,

Come

and

drag

me

all

o-

ver

the

place.

Gon-

ta

drive

on

a

flat-

bed

trai-

ler

truck

Down

on

high-

way

fif-

ty

nine.

I

had

the

blues

and

my

ba-

by,

she

knew

She's

hold-

in'

lit-

tle

piece

of

mind.

Down

brown-

ie,

My

brown-

ie

down

-

town,

Down

brown

-

ie.

Got

my

share

and

I'm

a

black

hand

cot-

ton

field

Just

to

try

and

keep

my-

self

a-

live.

Eatin'

red

beans

and

rice

with

the

right

sauce,

it's

nice

Or

a-

ny-

thing

you

wan-

na

try.

Now

I'm

hitch-

in'

a

ride

back

from

Brown-

ie's,

I'm

kind

of

sad

but

I

feel

al-

right.

The

cold

night

it

stings

but

I

got

me

some

wings,

I'll

be

fly-

in'

into

Hous-

ton

to-

night.