standing on the corner of bleecker 8th or 9th money in my pocket and women on my mind i m free can t nobody tie me down nothing ever worries me ain t nobody s daddy now here i say the women are the very finest kind clacking on them high heels like an engine down the line i m free can t nobody tie me down nothing ever worries me i ain t nobody s daddy now i usually have a woman who worry me to death hammers in my pocket and a fool was on my neck and i m free can t nobody tie me down nothing ever worries me ain t nobody s daddy now got a baby on the east side honey on the west got a woman uptown but my downtown gal s the best i m free can t nobody tie me down nothing ever worries me ain t nobody s daddy now watch this baby i m free can t nobody tie me down nothing ever worries me ain t nobody s daddy now she s gone and i m free can t nobody tie me down nothing ever worries me ain t nobody s daddy now