I watch the rain fall down, rain fall down
I believe I lose my mind
I watch the rain fall down, rain fall down
I believe I lose my mind
My bed feels like barbed wire
I'm caught in a double bind
Somebody please loan me a dime, loan me a dime
Well, I need, I need a helping hand
Somebody please loan me a dime, loan me a dime
I need a helping hand
It was all rigged in advance
Judge and jury already took their stand
Wish I was back in the city, back in the city
Won't somebody please take me there
Wish I was back in the city, back in the city
Somebody please take me there
Bail me out if you please
I'm falling into blank despair
Wish I could holler, wish I could holler
Just like, just like a mountain cat
Wish I could holler, wish I could holler
Just like, just like a mountain cat
Well, the doctor diagnosed my case
He said, "Poor boy, it's awful bad!"
I'm just too frail to walk, too frail to walk
I sup sorrow like the poor
I'm too frail to walk, too frail to walk
I sup sorrow like the poor
Oh, I might get better someday
But I'll never get well no more
Well, I might get better someday
But I'll never, I'll never, I'll never get well no more