I'm stuck in Carolina Wondering how I'm gonna get back home Stuck in Carolina Lord, I'm broke and all alone I've been trying to call my baby She don't pick up the telephone When I come up here Friday I had plenty money then All the women loved me Everybody was my friend Aw, but once your pocket's empty They turn to strangers again I'm stuck in Carolina now Stuck in Carolina now If I had a thousand dollars I'd bet it one time on the black I'd take my winnings to the window Pile the chips up in a stack I'd beat this Cherokee casino And I never would look back Stuck in Carolina now Got to get myself together now