Standin' outside, y'all
It's raining, children
Gettin' soaking wet
And it's raining, y'all
Been put out, y'all
Nowhere to go, children
People all ask me, "Son
Tell me what's wrong with you?"
Tell 'em I've been sick, y'all, yeah
Yes, I've been sick, children, yeah

My baby got me
In a terrible shape
Lord, she got me
Sufferin' with a headache, yeah

Lord, pain in my heart
Buggin' me
Dragging my feet, y'all
Twelve long days, children
Had a bite to eat, now
Y'all wanna know, yeah
Tell me, what's wrong with me?
Said I've been sick, y'all, yeah
Tell me I'm sick, y'all, yeah
Now no doctor's medicine
Will do me no good
Lord have mercy, children
I wished it would, yeah

Somebody, s-sick
Ugh, bad shape

Pain, children
Tremblin', y'all
Legs are tremblin', Lord
Hands are tied
Feels like I got a headache
Right here in my side, y'all
Heart's turning over
Beating like a drum, y'all
Tom tom tom, yeah
Heart's keep a-beating, baby
Now what's wrong with me, huh?
Tell y'all I'm sick, y'all
Said I'm sick, y'all

Got me in a terrible shape
But somebody's got to
Get me off this shape
Yeah honey, ooh, Lord
Sufferin', children
Lord, I'm tired of it, honey
Rain is cold, children
Burnin' my side, y'all
Standing on the outside
Water in my shoes, children
She got me suffering, baby
Oh that's bad news, man

She got me moaning, y'all
Troubles out of calm, yeah
She got me doin' the thing
Where did I come from, y'all?
Tell you I've been sick, y'all
Yeah, I've been sick, y'all
Everybody wanna know
Why I ain't had no rest?
Oh, I've been sick, y'all...