[Verse 1:]
Sittin' in a barroom countin’ my dough
Runnin' out of money and places to go
Sittin' in a barroom drunk at night
Won’t get to sleep till the first daylight

[Chorus:]
Baby, can I crawl back to you?
Baby, can I crawl back to you?

[Verse 2:]
Goin to the bus station nothin' in my hand
Gonna buy a ticket goin' to the promised land
I oughta be arrivin' in a day or two
The bus might leave me, can I come back to you?

[Chorus:]
Baby, can I crawl back to you?
Baby, can I crawl back to you?

[Verse 3:]
Sittin' in a jailhouse countin’ my dough
Ran out of money but I got a place to go
I oughta be leavin' in a day or two
Get myself together, can I come back to you?
[Chorus:]
Baby, can I crawl back to you?
Baby, can I crawl back to you?

[Verse 4:]
Got me some insurance, paid another prem
Jump in a river and I might learn to swim
Might learn to swim but I just might drown
I got that insurance paid plumb down

[Chorus:]
Turn it all over to you
Baby, can I crawl back to you?
Turn it all over to you
Baby, can I crawl back to you?