WELL I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WOODGRAIN STATION, HE STOPPED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
HE WAS A BIG BLACK DOG, WHININ ALONG, HE SAID “YOU BETTER DO WHAT YOU TOLD!”
I JUMPED BACK, RATHER ASTOUNDED, I NEVER HEARD A DOG COULD SPEAK.BUT MY MOUTH WENT DRY WHEN HE LOOKED ME IN THE EYE, HE’D BEEN ITCHIN JUST TO BUST FOR WEEKS.
I SAID HEY, WON’T YOU SCRATCH MY BACK. HEY BABE, SCRATCH MY BACK.
OOH, I SAID HEY, WON’T YOU SCRATCH MY BACK.
WELL WE WERE STANDING ALONE ON THE EASTSIDE, WHEN SHE GIVE-A ME A SMILE.
SHE SAID I LIKE IT HERE, WATCHIN WHAT GOES BY. AND I DON’T DOUBT QUESTION WHY.
I SAID HEY WHAT’S THAT COMIN, STARIN WITH THAT EVIL EYE. WELL THERE’S A SWEET HONEY-CHILD COMIN OVER HERE, AND SHE LOOKS JUST ABOUT MY SIZE.
I SAID HEY, WON’T YOU SCRATCH MY BACK. HEY BABE, SCRATCH MY BACK.
OOH, I SAID HEY, WON’T YOU SCRATCH MY BACK.
THROUGH THE STREETS OF MEMPHIS, I TRY TO FIND MY BLACK AND TAN. I LOOKED ON EVERY CORNER, IT WAS-A ITCHIN ON ANOTHER MAN.
I REACHED INTO MY POCKET, I TRY TO FIND MYSELF SOME BEER. YOU CAN TAKE MY BREAD OR SLEEP IN MY BED, BUT DARLIN PLEASE STAY RIGHT HERE.
I SAID HEY, WON’T YOU SCRATCH MY BACK. HEY BABE, SCRATCH MY BACK.
OOH, I SAID HEY, WON’T YOU SCRATCH MY BACK.
