My, my, my, my Well I finished fooling 'round with you, pretty mama Finished fooling 'round with you No more wasting my time baby, no more standing in line And I'm a shiftin' on, back to where I once came from Yeah, oh it's been a long You know I heard it on the news and it gave me the blues You know it ain't right, people are fighting every place I look People uptight and everywhere And I'm a shiftin' on, back to where I once came from, yeah Ain't no lie, ain't it too bad mama? Too bad I'm gonna cry Movin' on, oh yeah, now ain't it too bad baby Too bad I'm gonna cry, wait Well I heard it on the news and it gave me the blues You know it ain't right, people are fighting every place I look People uptight and everywhere That's why I'm shiftin' on, back to where I once came from Lord I tell you no lie Ain't it too bad mama, hey, too bad you're gonna cry Too bad you're going to cry, too bad you're gonna cry Too bad you're gonna cry baby, mm, ain't no lie, ha Ah, ah, yeah That's why I'm shiftin' on, back to where I belong Gonna leave you to cry