Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low.
Have you got the nerve to drive Papa McTell from your door.

My mother died and left me restless, my daddy died and left me wild.
Mother died and left me restless, daddy died and left me wild.
No, I'm not gook lookin', but I'm some sweet woman's angel child.

She's a mighty mean woman to do me thisaway.
She's a mighty mean woman to do me thisaway.
When I leave this town, pretty mama, I'm going away to stay.

I once loved a woman better than anyone I've ever seen.
I once loved a woman better than anyone I've ever seen.
Treated me like I was a king, and she was a doggone queen.

Sister tell your brother, brother tell your auntie now,
Auntie tell your uncle, uncle tell my cousin now, cousin tell my friend.
Going up to the country, mama don't you want to go.
May take me a fair brown, may take one or two more.

Big 80 left Savannah, lord, and did not stop.
You ought to saw that colored fireman when he got that boiler hot.
You could reach over in the corner, mama, and hand me my traveling shoes.
You know by that I got them Statesboro Blues.

Sister got 'em, daddy got 'em,
Brother got 'em, mam got 'em, I got 'em.
Woke up this morning, we had them Statesboro Blues.
I looked over in the corner,
Grandma and grandpa had 'em too.