Went down Johnson Street, Bob McKinney come passin' by
Goin' on down that Johnson Street make trouble in their lives
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Bobby said to Marg'et "come to me I said
If you don't come in a hurry, I'll put a thirty-eight through your head"
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Bobby said to Ben Ferris "I'm bound to take your life
You caused trouble 'tween me and my wife"
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Bobby said to the high sherriff, "Do you think I'm going to run?
If I had another load, me and you have some fun"
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Oh my babe, take me back
How in the world, oh, take me back
One of these mornings won't be long
You goin' call me, I'll be gone
She turned around two or three times
Beg my babe take me back
Take me back, take me back
Beg my babe take me back
Oh make me a pallet on your floor
Hey make me one pallet on your floor
Oh make ... a pallet on your floor
Wont you make it so your man'll never know
Yeah, make it so your man never know
Hey, make it so your man never know
Ah make a pallet on your...
Wont you make it so your man never know
Yes I'm looking for that bully laid me down
Hey I'm looking for that bully laid me down
I'm looking for that bully and that bully can't be...
Yes I'm looking for that bully laid me down
Yeah I'm looking for that bully laid me down
Hey I'm looking for that bully laid me down
I'm looking for that bully, and... bully can't be found
Yes I'm looking for that bully laid me down
Goin' on down that Johnson Street make trouble in their lives
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Bobby said to Marg'et "come to me I said
If you don't come in a hurry, I'll put a thirty-eight through your head"
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Bobby said to Ben Ferris "I'm bound to take your life
You caused trouble 'tween me and my wife"
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Bobby said to the high sherriff, "Do you think I'm going to run?
If I had another load, me and you have some fun"
Wasn't he bad, yes, wasn't he bad
Oh my babe, take me back
How in the world, oh, take me back
One of these mornings won't be long
You goin' call me, I'll be gone
She turned around two or three times
Beg my babe take me back
Take me back, take me back
Beg my babe take me back
Oh make me a pallet on your floor
Hey make me one pallet on your floor
Oh make ... a pallet on your floor
Wont you make it so your man'll never know
Yeah, make it so your man never know
Hey, make it so your man never know
Ah make a pallet on your...
Wont you make it so your man never know
Yes I'm looking for that bully laid me down
Hey I'm looking for that bully laid me down
I'm looking for that bully and that bully can't be...
Yes I'm looking for that bully laid me down
Yeah I'm looking for that bully laid me down
Hey I'm looking for that bully laid me down
I'm looking for that bully, and... bully can't be found
Yes I'm looking for that bully laid me down