Everybody seems to know me when I walk down the street The cats on the corner Wave at me I don't even miss a beat The policemen all know me They better leave me be I'm just another poor rookie cat From the state of Tennessee The girls on the corner Wave when I walk by I tip my hat like a gentlemen And I slide under the light And the policeman all know me They better leave me be I'm just a poor rookie in Alabama From Tennessee When they let me out of jail I didn't have nothin but my lucky dice I'm going downtown To roll the bones Come home with something nice And the police all know me They better leave me be Just a poor rookie, in Alabama, from Tennessee