My baby said, "Papa, papa, well, you ain't no good at all" My baby said, "Papa, papa, well, you ain't no good at all" "You ain't no steel-drivin' man when you drink straight alkyhol" My baby told me she'd go riding with me in my car My baby told me she'd go riding with me in my car But when my tires go soft, my baby won't ride very far Oh that alky put ideas in your head Oh that alky put ideas in your head But sometimes your body can't do what those ideas said Oh that straight alky sure has done me wrong Oh that straight alky sure has done me wrong It took all of my money, and now my baby's gone