[Verse 1]
Stood on the corner, feet got soakin' wet
I was hollerin' and crying to every brownskin gal I met

[Chorus]
I'm Alabama bound, Alabama bound
Then if you want me to love you, babe, you got to leave the town

[Verse 2]
Then the rooster crowed, the hen looked around
Said if you want me to love you, babe, you got to run me down

[Verse 3]
Look here, pretty mama, who can your regular be?
Say, the reason I've asked you, now darling babe, you're lookin' good to me

[Verse 4]
There's a preacher in the pulpit, Bible in his hand
And a sister's way back in the amen corner, hollerin' "That's my man"

[Chorus]
I'm Alabama bound, Alabama bound
Then if you want me to love you, babe, you got to leave the town

[Banjo Solo]
[Verse 5]
Now the boat's up the river, and she's loaded down
When she heads on south, now darling babe, she's Alabama bound

[Verse 6]
Just like a beefsteak, beefsteak ain't got no bone
Then if a man don't like a good brownskin woman nowadays, he ain't got no home

[Chorus]
I'm Alabama bound, Alabama bound
Then if you want me to love you, babe, you got to leave the town

[Verse 7]
Elder Green's in town, and he's goin' around
And he's tellin' all the sisters and the brothers he meets he's Alabama bound

[Verse 8]
Now don't you leave me here, don't you leave me here
Just before you and your partner get ready to go, leave a dime for beer