one of these days boy i m gonna see my woman i m gonna see my children children on their knee gonna run up to my woman and hold her in my arms with tears in her eyes she said i m glad you re free she s coming down the road boy i said she s coming down the road she s got her red dress on yeah she s got her red dress on she s coming down the road boy with her bags down low said she s coming down the road boy she s got her bags down low hey yeah oh one of these days i ll be coming home soon girl i ll be coming on home one of these days boy i ll be coming on home one of these days boy i m gonna see my baby gonna see my baby coming down the road gonna have my pardon pardon in her apron oh lord wanna see the governer she said release my man hey one of these days i ll be coming home soon girl i ll be coming on home i ll be coming down the road boy with my bags down low one of these days boy i ll be coming on home