Honey, when I'm goin' down to Brownsville
Gonna take that right hand road, now
Honey when I'm goin' down to Brownsville
Gonna take that right hand road
Yeah and if you see my baby
Come on please and tell him I'm a comin' on

Honey if you catch my jumper
Hangin' around outside your wall, yeah
Honey if you catch me my jumper
Hangin' around outside your wall
Well your gonna know by that babe
You better get your ashes hauled

Ah say now I'm going down to Brownsville
Gonna take that right hand road, now
Honey when I'm goin' down to Brownsville
Know that I'm Goin' to take that right hand road
Yeah and if you see my baby
Come on please and tell him I'm a comin' on

Honey if your house catches fire
You know and there ain't no water around there
Honey if your house catches fire
You know and there ain't no water around
Well just throw your childr'n on out the window
And let the god-damn shack burn down
Don't ya see now I'm goin' down to Brownsville, honey
I'm goin' to take that right hand road
That's right honey, I'm goin' down to Brownsville, you know
And I'm goin' to take that right hand road
And if you see my baby
Come on please and a tell him I'm a comin' home, yeah