[Verse 1]
Standin' on the corner, I didn't mean no harm
Along come a police, he took me by the arm
It was down in Memphis, corner of Beale and Main
He says, "Big boy, you'll have to tell me your name"

[Refrain]
Dee-oh-dee-lay-ee, eh-ee, oh-dee-lay-ee

[Verse 2]
I said, "You'll find my name on the tail of my shirt
I'm a Tennessee hustler, I don't have to work"
So listen all you rounders, you better leave my women alone
'Cause I'll take my Special and run all you rounders home

[Refrain]
Dee-oh-dee-lay-ee, eh-ee, oh-dee-lay-ee

[Verse 3]
My good gal loves me, everybody knows
And she paid a hundred cash dollars just for me, a suit of clothes
She come to the joint, a forty-four in each hand
She said, "Stand aside, all you women and men, 'cause I'm looking for my man"

[Refrain]
Dee-oh-dee-lay-ee, eh-ee, oh-dee-lay-ee