Go Out Yonder, Peace In The Valley:
Come Down Town, Have A Rumble In The Alley.
Oh, You Don't Know The Shape I'm In.

Has Anybody Seen My Lady,
'Cause Livin' Alone Will Drive You Crazy:
Oh, You Don't Know The Shape I'm In.

I'm Gonna Go Down To The River,
But I Ain't Gonna Jump In, No, No.
I'll Just Be Lookin' For My Baby,
'Cause I Hear That That's Where She's Been.

Out Of Nine Lives, I've Spent Seven.
How In The World Do I Get To Heaven?
Oh, You Don't Know The Shape I'm In.
Aw, Here It Comes!

I Just Spent Sixty Days In The Jailhouse,
For The Crime Of Havin' No Dough, No.
Now Here I Am, Back On The Streets,
For The Crime Of Havin' Nowhere To Go.

Save Your Neck, Save Your Brother.
Looks Like It's One Or The Other:
Oh, You Don't Know The Shape I'm In.
No, No, No.

Ooh, Lord, Uh Huh, I Think I'm Goin' Down By The River.
But I Ain't Gonna Jump In, No, No.
I'll Just Be Lookin' For My Baby,
'Cause I Hear That That's Where She's Been.

Out Of Nine Lives, I've Spent Seven.
How In The World Do I Get To Heaven?
Oh, You Don't Know The Shape I'm In.
Oh, I Said: "Oh, You Don't Know The Shape I'm In."