You know I went home last night

Sat down on my bed and cried

I went home, I went home last night, Sonny

Sat down on my bed and cried

Yeah, you know I was thinkin' about my little woman

And at the time poor lightnin' couldn't be satisfied

Lord, have mercy You know the nightmares got on me

Whoa, they rode me all night long

You know the nightmares jumped on poor lightnin'

Ooh Lord, it rode me all night long

And I woke up not findin' nothin' but a dream

That's why I'm singin' this lonesome song I don't care when you go little woman

I don't care how long you stay

I don't care when you go little woman

I don't care how long you stay

Yeah, you know them old good kind treatments

They bring a woman back home one day

Don't worry about it, just call her one time Katie Mae, whoa, Katie Mae

Katie Mae, whoa, Katie Mae

Katie Mae, whoa, Katie Mae, now, don't you

I know you hear me even if you don't answer

I'm just prayin' to me good Lord up in Heaven

Katie Mae will come back home to me someday Play it a while, ooh Lord