The Rheumatism Blues

I woke up this mornin'
I couldn't get out of bed, hey hey.
May baby had gone
And left me alone
I wish to god that I was dead.
I've got got that old rheumatism
And I'm all alone
My baby's found a daddy with a strong backbone.

Yodalayheehee, yodalayheehee, yodalayhee

When that old rheumatism gets in your old backbone, bad boy.
You can't eat a bite
You can't sleep at night
All you do is turn and groan.
Now, the Good Book says you must reap what you sow
I've never sowed the rehumatism I know.

Yodalayheehee, Yodalayheehee, Yodalayhee

Now she's got a man
And I hope she's satisfied.
It wasn't long
After she'd gone
'Til she laid down and died.
I went to the graveyard
Looked in her face
I said I love ya good gal
But I don't want your place.

Yodalayheehee, Yodalayheehee, Yodalayhee
Yodalayheehee, Yodalayhee