Me and my old lady sittin' in the shade talkin' about the money that I ain't made Singin' whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track Whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track
If I could I surely would stand on the rock that Moses stood Singin' whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track Whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track
Drank so much hooch it made my eyes be gettin' blurry They say I nailed her to the wall A stitch in time don't mean a thing No hangman jury could make me crawl 'cause I'm a poor boy Dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) whoa, boy, dontcha lie on the track
Oooooohh
Whatcha doin' with the gun that's loaded? Shot you dead when your heart exploded Tell me baby, now, d-don't you worry Like-a lying to the hangman jury
I swear I didn't know that .45 was loaded In fact my memory ain't too clear That's not to say she didn't get what she deserved Least that's the way it looked from here, boy When you lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, when you lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, when you lie on the track
Oooooohh... love come tumblin' down Oooooohh... love come tumblin' down Oooooohh... (let's get outta here) love come tumblin'...
And every night she'd take her thing into the city and in the mornin' make me beg 'cause if I'd taken all her real titty gritty I'd smack her right upside the head Boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, dontcha you lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, dontcha you lie on the track
Oooooohh... love come tumblin' down Oooooohh... love come tumblin' down Oooooohh... love come tumblin'...
Poor boy sweatin' in the hot summer night Hangman waitin' for the early morning light Singin' hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track Hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track
If I could I surely would stand on the rock that Moses done stood Singin' hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track Hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track (a-like-a) hey, boy, dontcha lie on the track