Oh, the ragman draws circlesUp and down the blockI'd ask him what the matter wasBut I know that he don't talkAnd th
e ladies treat me kindlyAnd furnish me with tapeBut deep inside my heartI know I can't escapeOh, Mama, can this really be t
he endTo be stuck inside of MobileWith the Memphis blues again.Well Shakespeare he's in the alleyWith his pointed shoes an
d his bellsSpeaking to some French girlWho says she knows me wellAnd I would send a messageTo find out if she's talkedBut
the post office has been stolenAnd the mailbox is lockedOh, Mama, can this really be the endTo be stuck inside of MobileWit
h the Memphis blues again.Mona tried to tell meTo stay away from the train lineShe said that all the railroad menJust drin
k up your blood like wineAnd I said 'Oh I didn't know thatBut then again there's only one I've metAnd he just smoked my eyel
idsAnd punched my cigarette'Oh, Mama, can this really be the endTo be stuck inside of MobileWith the Memphis blues again.G
randpa died last weekAnd now he's buried in the rocksBut everybody still talks aboutHow badly they were shockedBut me, I ex
pected it to happenI knew he'd lost controlWhen he built a fire on Main StreetAnd shot it full of holesOh, Mama, can this r
eally be the endTo be stuck inside of MobileWith the Memphis blues again.Now the senator came down hereShowing ev'ryone hi
s gunHanding out free ticketsTo the wedding of his sonAnd me, I nearly get burstedAnd wouldn't it be my luckTo get caught
without a ticketAnd be d