Standin alone in the middle of the rain Black clouds surround me and I don't know my name Wishin and wondering bout times I have known I'm just a country boy and I want to go home Theres a buzzard down the street and he claims he knows me Say's he met me in Alaska in the fall of 43 Then a gypsy women comes, say's something you should know I just read your fortune and you died 5 years ago Hey Mother, rescue me, do Should of stayed in school Should have married Peggy Sue Oh Mother, rescue me, do Should of stayed in school Should have married Peggy Sue Then a drag queen on a bike, he pulls up my way Say's hop on my cycle man I'm gonna take you away So he pulls into China, and on to Tibet Where a guru man told me death would get me yet Hey Mother, rescue me, do Should of stayed in school Should have married Peggy Sue Oh Mother, rescue me, do Should of stayed in school Should have married Peggy Sue