[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy

[Verse 1]
Up to Willie Winston's I went a-roading
Down on my knees, I was doing little courting
Every time she turned around, she said it so funny

[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy

[Verse 2]
I went a-rowin' and my gal went, too
Down on the river when the boat broke through
Every time she turned around, she said it so funny

[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
[Verse 3]
Hog and sheep, they went to the pasture
Hog said to sheep, "you'd better go a little faster"
Every time he turned around, he said it so funny

[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy

[Verse 4]
Me and my brother went down the road
Trying to get some money to buy a gourd
We got to have a gourd to drink water out of

[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy

[Verse 6]
Up to Willie Winston's I went a-roading
Down on my knees, I was doing little courting
Every time she turned around, she said it so funny
[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy

[Verse 7]
I went a-rowin' and my gal went, too
Down on the river when the boat broke through
Every time she turned around and said it so funny

[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy

[Verse 8]
Hog and sheep, they went to the pasture
Hog said to sheep, "you'd better go a little faster"
Every time he turned around, he said it so funny

[Chorus]
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy
You can't lose-a me, Charlie
You can't lose-a me, boy