Drifting and drifting, just like a ship out on the sea I'm drifting and drifting, just like a ship out on the sea As I ain't got nobody in this world to care for me If my baby would only take me back again If my baby, if my baby would only take me back again I'm drifting and drifting, just like a ship out on the sea Drifting and drifting, just like a ship out on the sea 'Cause I ain't got nobody in this world to care for me, oh no