You wake up warm from a summer sleep But those city women get-a up and turn-a on the heat They just don't know when to let a man be Those city women are gonna be the death of me Now you work all day, and you sweat real hard But you never earn enough-a for-a them at or on your job So they want you to go out and rob Those city women are gonna be the death of me City women gonna be the death of me, yeah! You know they're just not happy 'til they see you in misery! So you buy a gun one rainy day You meet a man-a in an alley and you try to make him pay But when he tries to run away Those city women are gonna be the death of me Now here I am sittin' in the jail Warden's gonna come for me; 3 o'clock without fail All because my woman left town with my bail Those city women are gonna be the death of me City women gonna be the death of me, yeah! You know they're just not happy 'til they see you in misery! They'll be the death of me!