Me and my baby got the whole thing down From the Hudson River down to Chinatown Laid up in bed 'til the sun goes down Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down I got a shotgun leaning on a kitchen chair I think I might get drunk and shoot it in the air Climb up to the hill and get lost somewhere One more last shot baby I'll be there Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down From the Hudson River down to Chinatown Laid up in bed 'til the sun goes down Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down I'm going make me some money downtown tonight Chase all of them pretty girl through the neon lights So, back to bed right about daylight In the back of my mind, something don't feel right Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down From the Hudson River down to Chinatown Laid up in bed 'til the sun goes down Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down Oh, oh, sweet Virginia I've been gone, gone way too long, oh, long gone Sweet old Verminion, I don't think I'm ever coming home There's a police chopper coming down the hill They gonna find my grain, they gonna find my still, oh Lord Look like I'm gonna have a lot of time to kill Tell my sweet Louise my love was real, oh Lord Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down From the Hudson River down to Chinatown Laid up in bed 'til the sun goes down Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down Me and my baby got the whole thing down From the Hudson River down to Chinatown Laid up in bed 'til the sun goes down Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down Oh, me and my baby got the whole thing down