I never will go back to Alabama, that is not the place for me I never will go back to Alabama, that is not the place for me You know they killed my sister and my brother And the whole world let them peoples go down there free I never will love Alabama, Alabama seemed to never have love for me I never will love Alabama, Alabama seemed to never have loved poor me Oh, God, I wish you would rise up one day, lead my peoples to the land of peace My brother was taken up from my mother, and a police officer shot him down My brother was taken up from my mother, and a police officer shot him down I can't help but to sit down and cry sometime, think about how my poor brother lost his life Alabama, Alabama, why you wanna be so mean? Alabama, Alabama, why you wanna be so mean? You got my people behind a barbwire fence, now you tryna take my freedom away from me

Been to New Orleans and I sure had a wonderful time I been to New Orleans and I sure had a wonderful time I was high, high as a Georgia pine My auntie carried me all down on Rampart Street Seen everybody I wanted to meet She said, JB, son, stop, look and listen to me They got something knock you off of your feet They got the mojo boogie The Mojo boogie Got that mojo boogie, begin to slide on down I thought she was talkin' about over in Algiers I said, "Auntie, please tell me, what did you say?" They got the Louisiana boogie, all them other kind of things They even got the thing they call the mojo hand They got the mojo boogie The Mojo boogie They got the mojo boogie, begin to slide on down I got one jack, sure is crazy My aunt forgot to teach me, just how to operate it I went to a night club, I was squeezing it tight I believe that's the cause of them people's start to fight Me and this mojo boogie I had the mojo boogie Had that mojo boogie, begin to slide on down

You women must slow down Honey, child, and take your time Yes, you must slow down Honey, child, and take your time Yes, you know I need my life You women ain't gon' kill mama's last child Man, if you got yourself a good woman Please, sir, take my advice Man, if you got yourself a good woman Please, sir, take my advice All the days of my life A good woman is hard to find I have tried everything had on a dress I haven't found a good woman yet I have tried everything had on a dress I haven't found a good woman yet All the days of my life A good woman is hard to find

What about your daughter, mama? She sure looks good to me What about your daughter, mama? She sure looks good to me Every time she smiles Oh, it just knocks me out We just play this number Dedicated to all my girls We just play this number Dedicated to all my girls Now I'm back in town Let them dig what I'm puttin' down Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Every time she smiles Oh, it just knocks me out Boys, wherever you are You gotta tell these girls for me Boys, wherever you are You gotta tell these girls for me All good lookin' women That's what I love to meet Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Every time she smiles Oh, it just knocks me out

Mama, mama please talk to your daughter 'bout me Mama, mama please talk to your daughter 'bout me She had made me love her and I ain't gonna leave her be You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter She had made me love her and I ain't gon' leave her be I ain't gonna stand no quitting and she won't have me around I ain't gonna stand no quitting and she won't have me around Yeah, she don't want me around, she sleep six feet in the ground You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter She had made me love her and I ain't gon' leave her be You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter You should talk to your daughter