I'm just like an old rooster, out way out here on a hill I'm just like an old rooster, out way out here on a hill People I'm done scratchin', ooh Lord Big Bill is just tryin' to live
I'm just like Joe's turkey, I can't do nothing but bauble(?) I'm so poor baby, I have to lean up against the fence to garble(?) Yeah now baby, gal, I believe I change town Yeah I'm down so low baby, ooh Lord girl I declare I'm lookin' up at down
The men in the mine baby They all lookin' down at me Gal I'm down so low baby I'm low as I can be Yeah now baby Girl I'm down as I can be Gal I'm down so low baby Ooh Lord everybody's lookin' down on poor me
Everything I get a hold of baby It goes away like snow in June If I get a chance now baby again I'm goin' up to the moon Yeah now baby Yeah I believe I change town Yeah poor me down so low baby Big Bill is lookin' up at down