Yes I've had my fun If I don't get well no more Yes I've had my fun, baby If I don't get well no more You see I have this pain in me An' I'm goin' down slow Won't somebody write my mother Tell her the shape I'm in Please write my mother Tell her the shape I'm in Tell her to pray for me Tell her to forgive my sin Solo 1: Tell her don't send no doctor Yes a doctor can do me no good Yes no doctor mama Doctor can do me no good But you see through all of my trials I never did all the things I could Solo 2: On the next train south Baby you can look for my... On the next train south Mama, you can look for... Yes now if you see my baby baby Yes you know I'm dead and gone