[Verse 1: Hey, King!]
In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'

[Verse 2: Eric Burdon]
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You could be dead before your time is due (I know)

[Verse 3: Eric Burdon & Hey, King!]
Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
Watched his hair been turnin' grey
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
Slavin' and workin', workin' and slavin'

[Pre-Chorus: Hey, King!]
(Yeah!) He's been workin' so hard
(Yeah!) I've been workin' too, baby
(Yeah!) Every night and day
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)

[Chorus: All]
We gotta get out of this place
If it's thе last thing we ever do
Wе gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
For me and you
[Verse 2: Eric Burdon & Hey, King!]
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You could be dead before your time is due (I know it)

[Verse 3: Eric Burdon & Hey, King!]
Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
Seen his hair been turnin' grey
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
His life away

[Pre-Chorus: Hey, King!]
(Yeah!) I've been workin' so hard
(Yeah!) I've been workin' too, baby
(Yeah!) Every night and day
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)

[Chorus: All]
We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place

Girl, there's a better life
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood
Don’t let me be misunderstood
We gotta get out of
Don’t let me be misunderstood
Don’t let me be misunder--
Bury my body, Lord, I don’t care where they...
Bury my body, Lord, I don’t care where they...
Bury my body 'cause my soul is going to live with God
Don’t let me be misunderstood
We gotta get out of this place
[Outro: Eric Burdon & Hey, King!]
We gotta get out, yeah
Bury my body, Lord, I don’t care where they...
Don’t let me be misunderstood
If it's the last thing we ever do
Bury my body 'cause my soul is going to live with God
Don’t let me be misunderstood
We gotta get out of this place...