I bet my money and I lost it lord it's 
    oh doggone my bad luck soul
Mmmmmmmmmmm lost a great big roll
    I mean lost it - speaking about dough - now
        I'll never bet on 
            this old trey game no more

Oh my big gal has gone why don't you quit crying
    doggone my bad luck soul
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm why don't you quit crying
    Why don't you quit - I mean crying-
        that joker stole off
            with that longphaired brown of mine

Sister you catch the Katy, and I'll catch that Santy Fee
    doggone my bad luck soul
Sister you catch tha Katy and I'll: catch that Santy Fee
    I mean Santy - speaking about Fee - with you
        get in Denver
            pretty mama look around for me

The woman I love why she's five feet form the ground
    doggone my bad luck soul
Hehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh five feet from the ground
    Five feet from the - I mean ground -
        she's a tailor made women
            she ain't no hand me down

I ain't seen my sugar in two long weeks today
    doggone my bad luck soul, I ain't
Seen my sugar in two long weeks today
    Two long weeks to - I mean day-
        girl it's been so long seems like my 
           heart gonna break

I'm gonna run 'cross town catch that southbound Santy Fee
    doggone my bad luck soul
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lord that Santy Fee
    I mean Santy - singing about Fee-
        be on my way to what you call 
            loving Tennessee