Walkin' down the levee With my head hangin' low Lookin' for my mama And she ain't here no more Baby you don't know, You don't know my mind When you see me laughin', I’m laughin' just to keep from cryin'
She won’t cook my Dinner Won’t wash my clothes Won’t do nothing but Wolk the road Baby you don't know, You don't know my mind When you see me laughin', I’m laughin' just to keep from cryin'
My breakfast's on the table and my coffee gettin' cold My mama's in the kitchen Gettin' a-sweet papa told Baby you don't know, You don't know my mind When you see me laughin', I’m laughin' just to keep from cryin'
Sometimes I think my baby's Too good to die Sometimes I think She should be buried alive Baby you don't know, You don't know my mind When you see me laughin', I’m laughin' just to keep from cryin'
I wish I had a nickle, I wish I had a dime I wish havn’t give myself to bad womans time Baby you don't know, You don't know my mind When you see me laughin', I’m laughin' just to keep from cryin'
Look at you Mama, See what you gonna done You got my money now You broke and run Baby you don't know, You don't know my mind When you see me laughin', Laughin' just to keep from cryin'
You maybe get mad And you maybe get sad Going gets ? Than you have ever had Baby you don't know, You don't know my mind When you see me laughin', I’m laughin' just to keep from cryin' When you see me laughin', I’m laughin' just to keep from cryin'