Say, my best gal quit me, and she didn't have no need Say, my best gal quit me, and she didn't have no need Said, she's going away to leave me where she could do just as she please Ain't it hard ain't it hard, when your best gal throws you down? Ain't it hard ain't it hard, when your best gal throws you down? You can't sleep in no peace, and you can't control your mind I did all I could, just to please my baby's mind I did all I could, just to please my baby's mind She didn't have no need to quit me or to treat me so unkind When your best gal quit you, and you haven't done nothin' wrong When your best gal quit you, and you ain't done nothin' wrong Don't take it so hard, someday your babe will come back home