Well there's a ruckus on the levee,
Unruly crowd on the courthouse steps,
And if I make it to Sunday,
I'm sho'nuff going to ask the Good Lord for help.

With a mouthful of salt I tried to explain,
If money was sand I couldn't hold one grain.
Feel like a thief that knows he's been framed,
For leaving the watch but stealing the chain.

Good morning captain,
I wish there was another way,
But my baby is wantin'
Me to roll around in her bed all day.

Well the late night's got me reeling,
Spilling out the bottle right into the next day.
Got a funny little feeling,
Gonna be like this until my dying day.

There's mud in my eye but I can still see,
Everybody in town is trying to murder me.
If they don't get me, s'pose the hangman will,
I better think twice about making this deal.

Good morning captain,
I wish there was another way,
But my baby is wantin'
Me to roll around in her bed all day.

Magnolia, magnolia,
Let me rest under the shade of your leaves.

Good morning captain,
I wish there was another way,
But my baby is wantin'
Me to roll around in her bed all day.

Good morning captain,
I wish there was another way,
But my baby is wantin'
Me to roll around in her bed all day.