I was walking down the street this morning Someone called me, and I could not stop Walking down the street this morning Someone called me, but I could not stop You know, Brownie, I was broke and hungry on my way to that old pawn shop I went to the pawn shop with my last suit in my hand Yes, I went to the pawn shop with my last suit in my hand Won't give me a loan, please? Try to help me, Mr. Pawn-Shop Man Went to the pawn shop Went down to pawn my old radio Yes, I went to the pawn shop Went down to pawn my old radio He said, well, Brownie, you ain't got a TV, you know We sure don't take radios in no more Kinda worried me a little bit And I went to the pawn shop 'Cause the man come and took my car Yea, I went to the pawn shop 'Cause the man had come and took my car Go on to the pawn shop this morning Tryna get a loan on my old guitar Play it one time, before you sell it, boy I asked the pawn-shop man Uh, buddy, what's those three balls doing on the wall? Yes, I asked the pawn-shop man What's those three balls doing on the wall? He says, "I'm betting you two to one, buddy, you ain't getting your stuff outta here at all."