lord have mercy gotta tell it tell it just like it is every word yeah i was living in st louis in the year of 1955 mama didn t have no great mansion just a little old country dive papa worked all week long try to keep us six kids alive so i hitchhiked to chicago just to hear muddy waters play i sat and listened to him sing until the early hours of day i asked him what i could do to make it and it was he who showed me the way i went back home and wrote a song and made a record i could claim the little tune jumped on the charts and rode me right on up to fame it netted over ten thousand dollars and added glory to my name i was standing at the airport with my guitar in my hand and a first class ticket destination movie land i will be in hollywood mama before the roosters crow again when i first started playing music over sixteen years ago every big town in the country from san fran to baltimore trying to bring some happy hours doing the only thing i know i can t help it but i love it stand here sing to you brings back so many memories many things we used to do til i see you here again take care good luck to you1