I slipped out of the house about sundown While mama was a washin' her hair And you can bet your bottom dollar she'll come a lookin' for me When she finds that I ain't there And if she catches her sweet thang out running around I know there'll be the debit to pay She'll come blowin' like a cyclone right through that door And I can hear exactly what she'll say Well has anybody here see my sweet thang I got a notion he'd be headed this way Cause when my sweet thang's out tomocattin' around He finds a sandbox like this to play I wanna tell all you barroom roses if my sweet thang does have a bite You'd better take my advice if you'll blink more than twice You'd better have something in your eyes [ guitar ] I gave my baby all my money on payday Except a little she don't know about Cause there's a little cute waitress down at the corner cafe She seems to like me quite a lot While we were sittin' in the back booth just a havin' a talk She believed in every word that I said When that door blew open and mama walked in Yellin' loud enough to wake the dead Well has anybody here see my sweet thang I got a notion he'd be headed this way Cause when my sweet thang's out tomocattin' around He finds a sandbox like this to play I wanna tell all you cafe cuties if my sweet thang should have a bite You'd better take my advice if you'll blink more than twice You'd better have something in your eyes You take all my advice if you'll blink more than twice You'd better have something in your eyes