My mama, she's dead and my daddy he's a gamblin' man Now my mama, she's dead and my daddy he's a gamblin' man When I come home, he's always raisin' sand I'm gonna write to my mama just to send me my railroad fare I'm gonna write to my mama to send me my railroad fare And if she don't send it I'm 'on walk the railroad there My mama she dead and my daddy, he don't 'low me home My mama, she dead and my daddy, he don't 'low me home And I ain't got nobody to teach me right from wrong Mmm, Lord Lord Lord Lordy Lord Mmm, Lord Lord Lordy Lord And the woman I love, she won't act right at all I'm gonna tell my mama just as soon as I get home I'm gonna tell my mama just as soon as I get home How you women here in this town have treat her baby boy wrong