woke up this morning gal twixt midnight and day i woke up this morning twixt midnight and day with my hand around my pillow where my brown used to lay i know i ain t good looking teeth don t shine like pearls i ain t good looking teeth don t shine like pearls so glad good looks don t take you through this world goin starch my jumper mama iron my overalls goin starch my jumper iron my overalls my brown done quit me god knows she had it all i m going to tell you now gal like gypsy told the jews going to tell you now gal like gypsy told the jews if you don t want me here s a cinch i don t want you did you ever dream lucky wake up calling her did you ever dream lucky wake up calling her that s a mighty true sign your brown got some other man my mama told me papa told me too my mama told me papa told me too some brown skin woman going to be the death of you