I've had my fun If I don't ever get well no more I've had my fun If I don't ever get well no more I know my health is failin' me now I know that I'm goin' down slow
Won't somebody write my mother And tell her the shape I'm in I want somebody to write my mother Tell her the shape I'm in I want you to tell her to pray for me Ask her to forgive for all of my sins
Mother, please don't send me no doctor A doctor can't do me no good I don't want you to send my no doctor now Doctor just can't do me no good Back when I was a young boy, oh I just didn't do anything I should