my man s got somethin he gives me such a thrill every time he smiles at me i can t keep my body still i done cried so much look like i ve got the mumps i can t keep from worryin cause i m down in the dumps i had a nightmare last night when i laid down when i woke up this mornin my sweet man couldn t be found i m goin down to the river into it i m goin to jump can t keep from worryin cause i m down in the dumps someone knocked on my door last night when i was asleep i thought it was that sweet man of mine makin his fore day creep wasn t nothin but my landlord a great big chump stay away from my door mr landlord cause i m down in the dumps when i woke up my pillow was wet with tears just one day from that man of mine seems like a thousand years but i m gonna straighten up straighter than andy gump ain t no use of me tellin that lie cause i m down in the dumps i m twenty five years old that ain t no old maid i got plenty of vim and vitality i m sure that i can make the grade i m always like a tiger i m ready to jump i need a whole lots of lovin cause i m down in the dumps