Yeah, you know Katie Mae is a good girl, folks, and she don't run around at night Yeah, you know Katie Mae is a good girl, folks, and she don't run around at night Yeah, you know you can bet your last dollar Katie Mae will treat you right Yeah, you know I try to give that woman everything in the world she need, that's why she don't do nothing but lay up in the bed and read You know she walks just like she got oil wells in her backyard Yes, you'll never hear that woman whoop and holler and cry and talking 'bout these times being hard You know some folks say she must be a Cadillac, but I say she must be a T-model Ford Yeah, you know some folks say she must be a Cadillac, but I say she must be a T-model Ford Yeah, you know she got the shape all right, but she can't carry no heavy load I say goodbye, goodbye poor Katie Mae, these are the last words that I got to say I say goodbye, goodbye poor Katie Mae, these are the last words I got to say Yes, if I don't see you tomorrow I hope I'll meet you early the next day
I don't want no wom'n, if her hair it ain't no longer 'an mine I don't want no w'man, if her hair it ain't no longer 'an mine Yeah, ya know, she ain't no good for nothin' but trouble, did ya know 'at? Vets keep ya buyin' rats all the time Yeah, you know I got on the good side of my woman, I told her, "Darlin', I's a-comin' to go have some fun" You know, I went to make her swing out when a rat fell from her head like, one from a burnin' barn I just don't want, want no woman, boy, if her hair it ain't no longer 'an mine Whoa, ya know she ain't no good for nothin' but trouble Vets keep ya buyin' rats all the time Yeah, you know rats and wigs'll get ya killed Yeah, you know I got on the good side of my woman, I told her, "Darlin', I's comin' to go have some fun" You know, I went to make her swing out when a rat fell from her head like, one from a burnin' barn I say, I don't want no woman, boy, if her hair it ain't no longer 'an mine You know she ain't no good for nothin' but trouble, did ya know 'at? Vets keep ya buyin' rats all the time