Lord, I'm just as worried, mama, as I can be Lord, I'm just as worried, mama, as I can be Because I got no one to love and care for me I wished I had-a died when I was young I wished I had-a died when I was young Lord, I would not have this merry race to run I know my mama, she gon' jump and shout I know my mama, she gon' jump and shout When that train rolls up and I go steppin' out You can't always tell what's on a good woman's mind You can't always tell what's on a good woman's mind She's huggin' you and kissin' you, but she's quittin' you all the time Lord, I never loved but the three since I been born Lord, I never loved but the three since I been born My mama and my papa and that one that's in my home Now, you needn't come runnin', holding up your hand Now, you needn't come runnin', holding up your hand 'Cause I've been your dog ever since I've been your man I went to the station and I looked up on the board I went to the station, looked up on the board My train ain't here, but it's somewhere on the road