Four in the mornin' and the water is pourin' down Stove don't work and my baby has just, just left town I'm lyin' on my back 'cause there just ain't nothin' to drink, no Empty bottles on the floor, dirty dishes in, in the sink Watchin' the cockroach crawlin' in an old bean can, yes I am He said "When your baby left you I bet it's tough to be a man", yeah Tough to be a man, baby Tough to be a man Saw her again and she took back all she said, yes she done It don't make no difference now 'cause I shot her, yeah she's dead Jimmie Jo with her legs and knees all bandaged up, yeah Came askin' for some money, all I had was a bug Yeah, that's all I had Four in the mornin' and the water is pourin' down Oh, it's four in the mornin' And the water, yeah, is pourin' down I said four in the mornin' In the mornin', in the mornin', yes In the mornin', four in the mornin'