Oh the way my wife treats me : it sure is a sin Stayed out all night long : before day come creeping in Then I wanted to know : honey where have you been She couldn't say nothing : but it'll never happen again I think sweet mama : I'll have to let you go So pack up all your clothes : you can't sleep here no more It's bad to have a crooked woman : she'll keep you living in sin Then all she will say : it'll never happen again Now if I had a‑listened : to my mama's rule I wouldn't have been singing : these crooked woman blues I'm going to sing this verse : and I ain't going to sing no more I got them blues : and I'm sure Lord got to go