Mean old bedbug sho' is evil, he don't mean me no good Mean old bedbug sho' is evil, he don't mean me no good He thinks I'm a woodpecker and he takes me for a chunk o' wood When I lay down at night I wonder how can a poor man sleep When I lay down at night I wonder how can a poor man sleep With one hole in your head while the other one in your feet Bedbug's big as a jackass, he will bite you, stand and grin Bedbug's big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin Drink a bowl of bedbug poison, come back and bite you again Saw one morn' in a corner, Lord I tried so hard to see Saw one morn' in a corner, Lord I tried so hard to see It was a mother bedbug Lord, prayin' for some oat to eat I had to sit up all night long, my feet can't touch the floor I had to sit up all night long, my feet can't touch the floor Cause the mean old bedbug told me I can't live there no more