[Verse 1]
Early this mornin', heard somebody callin' me
Early this mornin', heard somebody callin' me
It was[n't] my baby, that black backbitin' bee

[Verse 2]
Gonna take my razor, cut my honeysuckle vine
Take my razor, cut my honeysuckle vine
Some black bee done stole that honey of mine

[Verse 3]
Rather have my head in alcohol, my body on some railroad track
Rather have my head in alcohol, my body on some railroad track
Than [to] have that black bee bite me in my back

[Instrumental Break and Humming]

[Verse 4]
It's rainin' in my kitchen, lightnin' on my wall
It's rainin' in my kitchen, lightnin' on my wall
I know by that some mule is kickin' in my stall