all my life i been a po boy it s been hard to get a dime everythin i got mmmhmm i had to pay for it on time but that s all right long as i got a toehold as long as i got a piece of you as long as i got a toehold i can make it through now listen i said i went to my doctor first thing he talked about is malnutrition i m not tryin to be a fat man i ve got to look after my ambition long as i got a toehold long as i got a piece of you girl long as i got a toehold i can make it through oh now give it to me baby a little little little little little little little little little toehold a little little little little little little little little little toehold oh so baby if you re with me i ll let the whole world be against me i don t expect to ever get rich you may find me diggin in a ditch but that s alright  long as i got a toehold long as i got a piece of you long as i got a toehold i can make it through oh give it to me baby a little little little little little little little little little toehold a little little little little little little little little little toehold owwww that s all i want baby to tell me that you love me sometimes that make me know i got a toehold when you tell me said john i need ya that makes me know i got a toehold every time you look deep in my eyes darling makes me know you need me i want a little little little little little little little little little toehold give it to me baby 