[Verse 1]
Well tell me mama what am I to do
There’s just no gettin’ next to you
I ain’t lookin’ for a big gold mine
I just want to make you mine

[Verse 2]
Well tell me pretty sugar where did I go wrong
I wake up in the mornin’ and I sing this song
I’ve been a good man all my day
Tryin’ to do like the good book say

[Chorus]
Although it may get heavy
Further on up the line
I’m much stronger than that levee
And I think you'd find

[Verse 3]
This silver city is the place to be
That’s what a pretty little girl told me
Rich men dance on the parlor floor
Poor folk lookin’ in through the door

[Chorus]
Although it may get heavy
Further on down the road
I’m much stronger than the levee
I’m about to let it show
[Verse 4]
Well tell me darlin' what do I do now
Just can’t get behind this mule and plow
I don’t need no big gold mine
I just want to make you mine