When a man is down He's lucky he ain't got no friends at all-a I said when a man is down Seem like ain't no friends at all It seem like ev'rybody Wants to knock him around like he's an old ball When it comes to women He can't have no luck at all, oh I said, when he comes to women He can't have no luck at all, no They want to put a halter on him Hoo-well, then tie him up like a mule in his stall When he go around a used to be woman One you have to give a real good time When he go around a used to be woman One you have give a real good time And again You know if he had the poor savvy If she got a dollar she will swear that she ain't got a dime When he walk in to see his old gang Which whom he used to drink When he walk in to see his old gang Which whom he used to drink Well, if he ask them for a little taste Ooo-well, they'll say, 'Oh, that's just what you think' Now men when you are down One thing you must do Yeah, when you are down One thing you must do When you get up Start to remember ev'rybody that mistreated you.