Tell me, mama What in the world is wrong with you Please tell me, mama What in the world is wrong with you Well it don't seem like I can please you No matter what in the world I do I work hard everyday Come straight home with all my pay I work hard everyday Come straight home with all my pay Well you find some John And give all my bread away I'm gonna buy me a pistol Nice and long as I am tall Yes I'm gonna buy me a pistol, woman Just as long as I am tall I'm gonna shoot you in your face While I stand back and watch you fall Ready to go to penitentiary, woman I better cut you loose Ready to go to penitentiary, woman Ooh I better cut you loose Well I wanna kill you But my best friend said Ain't no use