[Verse 1]
Never treats me sweet and gentle
The way he should
I got it bad and that ain't good

[Verse 2]
My poor heart is sentimental
Not made of wood
I got it bad and that ain't good

[Bridge]
But when the fish are jumpin'
And Friday rolls around
My man and me, we gin some
And pray some, and sin some

[Verse 3]
He don't love me like I love him
Nobody could
I got it bad and that ain't good

[Saxophone Solo]

[Verse 4]
Like a lonely weeping willow
Lost in the wood
Lord, I got it bad and that ain't good