I suffer, I suffer with the blues But my doctor, my doctor said it can't do me no good I suffer, I suffer so hard with the blues But my doctor, my doctor said it can't do me no good The elder boy asked me, he asked me to leave the outside woman alone Oh, but how I wish I could, sure enough I do now My wife done run off and left me, took every doggone dime I had My wife, my wife done run off and left me, and she took every doggone dime I had Yes, yes, that's not the part that hurt me so bad Now she got, now she got my only child calling another main day Somebody better help me now Woo, she got a proud big heart Lord have mercy, it must be made of stone Have mercy Woo, she got a proud big heart Good God Almighty, it must be made of stone The elder girl, she love me, she love me, she love me, she love me, yeah, she love me, yeah, all along