Step it up and go (Arr. and adapted by Leon Redbone) Mama killed a chicken Thought it was a duck Put it on the table with its legs sticking up You gotta step it up and go You gotta step it up and go Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go
Front door shut, back door too, Blinds pulled down, what' cha gonna do? You gotta step it up and go You gotta step it up and go Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go
Had a little girl, her name was Ball Give her a little givin' she took it all You gotta step it up and go You gotta step it up and go Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go
(repeat verse 2 more times) Had a little woman lived downstairs Tried to make a living by putting on airs You gotta step it up and go You gotta step it up and go Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go
Me and my baby walking down the street Telling everybody 'bout the chief of police You gotta step it up and go You gotta step it up and go Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go
Tell my gal I'll see her at home, Ain't no lovin' since she been gone You gotta step it up and go You gotta step it up and go Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go.