I play an old piano from nine to half past one Try to make a livin' watchin' everybody else have fun I don't miss much if it happens on a dance hall floor Mercy, look what just walked through that door
Well, hello T-R-0-U-B-L-E What in the world are you doin' A-L-O-N-E? Say, good L-double O-K-I-N-G I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E
I was a little bitty baby when my papa hit the skids Mama had a time tryin' to raise nine kids Told me not to stagger, but was up all night And then I bet she couldn't hardly raise me right
But mama never told me 'bout nothing like a Y-O-U Say, your mama must have been a little something or other too Say, hello good L-double O-K-I-N-G I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E
Well, you talk about a woman I've seen a lot of others But too much something' and not enough another You've got it all together like a lovin' machine You're lookin' like glory and walkin' like a dream
Mother Nature's sure been good to Y-O-U And your mama must have been a good lookin' mother too Say, hey, good L-double O-K-I-N-G I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E
Well, you talk about a trouble-makin' hunka poky face, That men are gonna love and all the women gonna hate Oh, the world ain't ready for nothin' like a Y-O-U Well, I bet your mama must have been a good lookin' mother too
Say hey good L-double O-K-I-N-G I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E