I woke up this morning The blues all around my bed I woke up this morning The blue's all around my bed I didn't have nobody To hold my aching head If you don't want me, woman Give me your right hand If you don't want me, woman Give me your right hand 'Cause I can find me another mama And I know you can find a man I love you, Memphis You know I love, love you so Lord, I love you, Memphis Tennessee, I love you so And I'd rather be here Than any other place I know I've got my ticket I'm sure gonna ride this train, hey, hey, hey Lord, I've got my ticket I'm sure gonna ride this train I'm goin' some place Where I won? t hear 'em call your name I'm goin' to the river Take me a rockin' chair, sing them blues, boy I'm goin' to the river And take me a rockin' chair And if the blues don't leave me I'll rock all the way from here I don't want you, mama And I know you don't want me, Lord, Lord, Lord I don't want you, woman And I know you don't want me So I'm goin' to New Orleans From there on across the sea