l went down to Eli's     to get my pistol out of bond
When l got back home     my woman had gone,

Yeah gonna murder my babe     oh if she don't stop cheatin' and lyin'
             [Put a hurtin' on her]
Well I'd rather be in penitentiary     than to be womied out of my mind

l comin' home last night     just about four o'clock
Alittlemoonshinejointmtherear     just begin to rock

l kinda eased upside     to get a better view
l saw my woman     doing the monkey too

Yeah gonna murder my babe     oh if she don't stop cheatin' and lyin'
             [Put a hurtin' on her this morning]
Well I'd rather be in pemitentiary     than to be worried out of my mind

l give all my money     trying to be nice and kind
She taken all my money     spent it upon beer and wine

Yeah gonna murder my baby     oh if she don't stop cheatin' and lyin'
Well I'd rather be in penitentiary     than to be worried out of my mind