Pretty Mama

A great big moon

Shines up above me

It makes the whole world look bright and gay

A great big moon shines above me

And it makes the whole world look bright and gay

Well deep inside

I feel like dying

'Cause pretty mama left me yesterday

She told me that

There was no other

And like a fool

I did believe

She told me there was no other man just like a great big fool I did believe

My best friend Bill

Walked up and told me

That pretty mama stepped around on me

My conscience say

Now watch your temper

Don't let that woman

Get the best of you

My conscience say watch your temper

Don't let that woman get the best of you

But me and conscience

Done talked it over

We've about decided what I got to do

I'm a-gonna go out

Gonna go this morning

I'm gonna find me

A thirty eight

I'm a gonna go out this morning gonna find me a long thirty eight

And when old monkey boy

Sees me a-coming

I'm going to shoot the last car going out the gate

I'm a-gonna go knock

Upon her front door

Gonna run around watch the back door slam

I'm a-gonna knock on her front door

Gonna run around and watch the back door slam

And like a royal mounted policeman

Gonna stay right there until I get my man

Now wait for me

If I'm in prison

Don't need to fall

Down on your knees

Don't wait for me to find in prison

Ain't no need to fall down on your knees

'Cause I gotta go do

What conscience tells me

Gonna let no woman get the best of me