Well, he was sitting at the bar of a fancy motel Down and out and feeling low When this girl came his way He had nothing to say And most of all had nothing to show But he ordered her a drink and the same for himself And told her all about his career Well, she was bored to distraction She just wanted some action And she wasn't gettin' high from the beer They call him Slow movin' Sam Slow movin' Sam Well, he just has to be sure That the lady ain't pure And he always calls a woman ma'am Now she finally got him up to her room up the stairs On the chance that he would do his best Well, she removed all her clothes Every stitch to her toes But he stood there fully dressed Slow movin' Sam Slow movin' Sam Well, he just has to be sure That the lady ain't pure And he always calls a woman ma'am Now it got to the point where it wasn't a joke So she said we better say goodnight And as Sam headed home He ran into Jerome And he asked him why things never go right He said you're Slow movin' Sam Slow movin' Sam You just have to be sure That the lady ain't pure And you always calls a woman ma'am So he tried once again at the fancy motel And remembered all of Jerry's advice He found a girl to disrobe with the patience of job Now they're at the church with plenty of rice She calls him Slow movin' Sam Slow movin' Sam She's so pleased to announce That's he's slow where it counts And he always calls a woman ma'am Slow movin' Sam (Sam)