You know my love, my only wish Is happiness for you So I work real hard to strike it rich But everytime I do-oo I blow it all on some ol' witch I hardly ever knew How come every time I itch I wind up - scratchin' you When everything's ain't goin' right I hurry home to you You kiss my lips and you comfort me As only you can do-oo But the eagle flies on Friday night And my senses fly off too How come every time I itch I wind up - scratchin' you I dream of comin' home to you A knight in shinin' armour 'Cause it seems to me That you rate much more Than a broken down Busted farmer Everytime I get ahead I act like someone new I waste the whole night talkin' big And spendin' money too-oo Then I sneak in bed beside you Broke and blue How come every time I itch I wind up - scratchin' you