[Verse 1]
Now when you go down to Deep Elm just to have a little fun
You better have your fifteen dollars when the police man come
Oh sweet Mama, Daddy's got those Deep Elm blues

[Verse 2]
Now when you go down to Deep Elm put your money in your shoes
'Cause the women in Deep Elm got the Deep Elm blues
Oh sweet Mama, Daddy's got those Deep Elm blues

[Verse 3]
Once I had a sweetheart, she meant the world to me
She took a trip to Deep Elm, now she ain't what she used to be
Oh sweet Mama, Daddy's got those Deep Elm blues

[Verse 4]
Once I knew a preacher, he preached the Bible through-and-through
He took a trip to Deep Elm, now his preachin' days are through
Oh sweet Mama, Daddy's got those Deep Elm blues

[Verse 5]
Now when you go down to Deep Elm put your money in your socks
Or the women in Deep Elm well, they'll put you on the rocks
Oh sweet Mama, Daddy's got those Deep Elm blues