There's a little man with a billy-goat cart
People say he's crazy but I say he's smart
You can see him every day goin' up and down the street
Always howling about somethin' good to eat

I got it, oh baby I got it
Oh baby I got it
Can't do without it

Well, black-eyed peas and the buttered beans
Fresh milk and corn and the collard greens

I got it, woo baby I got it
Baby I got it
I can't do without it

It ain't what you do, it's the way how you do it
It ain't what eat, it's the way how you chew it

I got it, ooh baby I got it
Ooh baby I got it
I can't do without it

Smoked ham, eggs and jam
Corn bread and candied yams
I got it, ooh baby I got it
Baby I got it
I can't do without it

Well, black-eyed peas and the buttered beans
Fresh milk and corn and the collard greens

I got it, oh baby I got it
Baby I got it
I can't do without it

Well, it ain't what you do, it's the way how you do it
It ain't what eat, it's the way how you chew it

I got it, oh baby I got it
Baby I got it
I can't do without it