Alabama lady took me for a ride
Left me here with nothin'
I've been Shanghied
Brokenhearted
Everything is lost
Shanghaied up the river
I've been double-crossed

Lawd, I been Shanghied

Lorraine was my lover
Leroy was my friend
I never thought they'd do it
But they did me in
Turns out he's a Judas
She's a Jezebel
I woke up abandoned
Don't you know I felt

Shanghied
I been Shanghied, Lawd Lawd

Devil woman
Dirty dog
Shot me down
And they ripped me off
Somebody help me
I am in distress
Come to my rescue
S.O.S.

I been Shanghied
Hoo... my, my, my, my