Well I ain't got no door key
I ain't got no shiny shoes
Well I ain't got no door key
I ain't got no shiny shoes
I'm going on to Memphis
See what I can do

Well I got cheated on a sharecrop
I tell what i say is true
Well I got cheated on a sharecrop
I tell what i say is true
I'm going on to Memphis
See what I can do

Oh my woman she don't want me
I swear she's cheating too
My woman she don't want me
I swear she's cheating too
I'm going on to Memphis
See what I can do

Next time you see me baby
I'll be wearing those shiny shoes
Next time you see me baby
I'll be wearing those shiny shoes
I'm going on to Memphis
And I'm going to see what I can do