Well out of southern Illinois Come a down-home country boy He gonna make it in the city Playin' guitar in the studio Well he hadn't been there an hour When he met a Broadway flower You know she took him for his money And she left him in a cheap hotel
Well it's easy for you to see That that country boy was me Say and how am I ever gonna Break the news to the folks back home? I was gonna be a great success Things sure ended up a mess But in the process I got messed up too well I got another to dread, you know I got a pipe upside my head, you know they took me for my money and took my guitar too.
Hello momma and dad I had to call collect 'Cause I ain't got a cent to my name Well I'm sleepin' in a hotel doorway And tonight they say it's gonna rain And if you'd only send me some money I'll be back on my feet again Send it in care of the Sunday Mission Box Number Ten
Well back in southern Illinois They still worryin' 'bout their boy But this boy's goin' home As soon as he gets the fare Because the minute I got my bread I got a pipe upside my head You know they left me in an alley Took my money and my guitar too
Hello momma and dad I had to call collect 'Cause I ain't got a cent to my name Well I'm sleepin' in a hotel doorway And tonight they say it's gonna rain And if you'd only send me some money I'll be back on my feet again Send it in care of the Sunday Mission Box Number Ten