I've been down on my luck I've been down on my knees Well, i've been downtown And i've been down on the farm I can't be satisfied So i'm gonna have to find A way to kick back and Take off the edge And there's a little gal i know Just south of tupelo Her hair is dark And her legs are long and tan She rubs my back just right 'Til a way up in the night Yeah, she knows how to Take off the edge I've been laid up with the flu Laid off a time or two I'be been uptight And i'be been up a creek I'm gonna take my bamboo pole Head out to the fishing hole Don't you know it helps to Take off the edge And there's a little gal i know Just south of tupelo Her hair is dark And her legs are long and tan She rubs my back just right 'Til a way up in the night Yeah, she knows how to Take off the edge It's morning once again And oh lord, i'be just punched in And i can't hardly wait 'Til quitting time I'm gonna get that big brown jug All it takes is a little slug Just another way of Takin' off the edge And there's a little gal i know Just south of tupelo Her hair is dark And her legs are long and tan She rubs my back just right 'Til a way up in the night Yeah, she knows how to Take off the edge Yeah, she sure knows how to Take off the edge Oh, uh, she, she just walked in Her legs, dark tan I gotta go