From 4 till late
From Memphis to Norfolk
Is a thirty-six hours ride
From Memphis to Norfolk
Is a thirty-six hours ride
A man is like a prisoner
And he's never satisfied
A woman is like a dresser
Some man always ramblin'
Through its drawers
A woman is like a dresser
Some man always ramblin'
Through its drawers
It cause so many men
Like to wear an apron over-all
From four until late
She get with a no good bunch and a clown
From four until late
She get with a no good bunch and a clown
Now she won't do nothin'
But tear a good man's reputation down
When I leave this town
I'm gonna bid you fare? farewell
When I leave this town
I'm gonna bid you fare? farewell
And when I return again
You'll have a great long story to tell