[00:17.462]I was sittin' on a stump
[00:19.580]Down in New Orleans
[00:21.448]I was feelin' kinda low down
[00:23.570]Dirty and mean
[00:25.163]Along came a fella
[00:26.759]And he didn't even ask
[00:28.355]He says, "I know of a woman
[00:30.212]Who can fix you up fast"
[00:32.069]I didn't think twice
[00:33.662]I just said like I should
[00:35.519]"Let's go find this lady
[00:37.114]Who can do me some good"
[00:39.245]We walked across the river
[00:40.840]On a sailin' spree
[00:42.424]And we came to a door
[00:44.292]Called one-oh-three
[00:58.361]I was just about ready
[01:00.492]To give it a little knock
[01:02.087]When out comes a fella
[01:03.681]Who couldn't even walk
[01:05.809]He's linkin' and a-slinkin'
[01:07.394]Couldn't stand on his feet
[01:08.990]And he moaned and he groaned
[01:10.847]And he shuffled down the street
[01:13.238]Well, out of the door
[01:15.632]There comes another man
[01:17.489]He wiggled and he wobbled
[01:19.081]He couldn't hardly stand
[01:20.951]He had this frightened
[01:22.802]Look in his eyes
[01:24.131]Like he just fought a bear
[01:25.988]He was ready to die
[01:27.583]Well, I peeked through the key crack
[01:29.713]Comin' down the hall
[01:31.045]Was a long legged man
[01:32.901]Who couldn't hardly crawl
[01:36.090]He muttered and he uttered
[01:38.210]In broken French
[01:39.805]And he looked like he'd been through
[01:41.661]A monkey wrench
[02:00.090]Well, by this time
[02:01.686]I was a-scared to knock
[02:03.543]I was a-scared to move
[02:05.135]I's in a state of shock
[02:07.257]I hummed a little tune
[02:08.588]And I shuffled my feet
[02:10.184]And I started walkin' backwards
[02:12.041]down that rampart street
[02:14.433]Well, I got to the corner
[02:18.157]I tried my best to smile
[02:20.014]I turned around the corner
[02:21.610]And I ran a bloody mile
[02:23.467]Man, I wasn't runnin'
[02:24.798]'Cause I was sick
[02:26.656]I'm just a runnin'
[02:28.252]To get out of there quick
[02:39.939]Well, I tripped right along
[02:42.059]And I'm a-wheezin' in my chest
[02:43.653]I musta run a mile
[02:44.712]In a minute or less
[02:46.844]I walked on a log
[02:48.436]And I tripped on a stump
[02:50.033]I caught a fast freight train
[02:51.890]With a one-arm jump
[02:54.008]So, if you're travellin' down
[02:56.402]Louisiana way
[02:57.734]And you need to feel kinda lonesome
[02:59.591]And you need a place to stay
[03:01.448]Man, you're better off
[03:02.779]In your misery
[03:04.637]Than to tackle that lady
[03:06.493]At one-oh-three

I was sittin' on a stump
Down in New Orleans
I was feelin' kinda low down
Dirty and mean
Along came a fella
And he didn't even ask
He says, "I know of a woman
Who can fix you up fast"
I didn't think twice
I just said like I should
"Let's go find this lady
Who can do me some good"
We walked across the river
On a sailin' spree
And we came to a door
Called one-oh-three
I was just about ready
To give it a little knock
When out comes a fella
Who couldn't even walk
He's linkin' and a-slinkin'
Couldn't stand on his feet
And he moaned and he groaned
And he shuffled down the street
Well, out of the door
There comes another man
He wiggled and he wobbled
He couldn't hardly stand
He had this frightened
Look in his eyes
Like he just fought a bear
He was ready to die
Well, I peeked through the key crack
Comin' down the hall
Was a long legged man
Who couldn't hardly crawl
He muttered and he uttered
In broken French
And he looked like he'd been through
A monkey wrench
Well, by this time
I was a-scared to knock
I was a-scared to move
I's in a state of shock
I hummed a little tune
And I shuffled my feet
And I started walkin' backwards
down that rampart street
Well, I got to the corner
I tried my best to smile
I turned around the corner
And I ran a bloody mile
Man, I wasn't runnin'
'Cause I was sick
I'm just a runnin'
To get out of there quick
Well, I tripped right along
And I'm a-wheezin' in my chest
I musta run a mile
In a minute or less
I walked on a log
And I tripped on a stump
I caught a fast freight train
With a one-arm jump
So, if you're travellin' down
Louisiana way
And you need to feel kinda lonesome
And you need a place to stay
Man, you're better off
In your misery
Than to tackle that lady
At one-oh-three