It´s a funny way to tell you baby,
What could I do?
I´ve been talkin to the preacher,
And he sent me to you.
There´s a penny on the sidewalk,
But you stepped on a crack
Mama´s singing in the kitchen,
But she´s clutchin´ her back
There´s a funny wind a-blowin´
Down the rays you your hair
Everybody doin´ cartwheels baby,
But you´re still in bed
You can tell me it´s your nature, girl
But I don´t buy that
I can tell you like to lie
Just by the tilt of your hat

One guy´s laughing,
One guy´s weeping,
One guy´s twitchin´
And you lay sleeping

Tell me why you sleeping baby
One guy´s laughing, mama,
One guy´s weeping,
One guy´s twitchin´ down on the floor, mama
Tell me why you sleeping baby

I´ve been talking in the kitchen,
And I´m skinning a cat
I know you you wanna see my jackknife,
But I´m using a bat
Put the mutton on the table,
There´s a fork by your plate
Someone told me you´re starving,
But I know you just ate.

One guy´s laughing,
One guy´s weeping,
One guy´s twitchin´
And you lay sleepin´