I have had my fun if I don't get well no more I have had my fun if I don't get well no more My head is failin' me and I'm goin' down slow Please write my mother, tell her the shape I'm in Please write my mother, tell her the shape I'm in Tell her to pray for me, forgive me for my sins Tell her, don't send no doctor, doctor can't do no good Tell her, don't send no doctor, doctor can't do no good It's all my fault, didn't do the things I should Mother, please don't worry, this is only my prayer Mother, please don't worry, this is only my prayer Just say your son is gone, out of this world somewhere

I have had my fun if I never get well no more. I have had my fun if I never get well no more. All of my health is failing; Lord, I'm going down slow, I'm going down slow. Please write my mother and tell her the shape I'm in. Please write my mother and tell her the shape I'm in. Tell her to pray for me, Forgive me for my sin, For all of my sin. On the next train south, look for my clothes back home. On the next train south, look for my clothes back home. 'Cause all of my health is failing; Lord, I'm going down slow, I'm going down slow. All of my health is failing; Lord, I'm going down slow, I'm going down slow. Feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow. I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow.

I have had my fun If I don't get well no more I have had my fun If I don't get well no more I have this pain in me And I'm goin' down slow Please write my mother Tell her the shape I'm in Please write my mother Tell her the shape I'm in Tell her to pray for me Forgiveness of my sin Tell her don't send no doctor Doctor can do no good Tell her don't send no doctor Doctor can do no good It was all my fault Didn't do the things I should Mother please don't worry This is all in my plan Mother please don't worry This is all in my plan Just say your son is gone Out of this wold somewhere

People, people who need people Are the luckiest people in the world We're children needing other children And yet letting our grown-up pride Hide all the need inside Acting more like children than children Lovers are very special people They're the luckiest people in the world With one person, one very special person A feeling deep in your soul Says you were half now you're whole No more hunger and thirst But first be a person who needs people People, people who need people Are the luckiest people in the world With one person, one very special person A feeling deep in your soul Says you were half now you're whole No more hunger and thirst But first be a person who needs people You have got to need people They're the luckiest people in the world

(Mock) Yeah (Ing) Yeah (Bird) Yeah (Yeah) Yeah Mockingbird Everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Well now, if that mockingbird don't sing (bird don't sing) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring (a diamond ring) And if that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (oh, yeah) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Oh, I know, I love him and I can't tell him so (a mockingbird) That I, I, I, I love him and that's all he doesn't know, he doesn't know (a diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (that's why) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Oo-oo, everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Said now, if that mockingbird don't sing (it don't shine) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring (diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (yes, you do) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) I know that I, that I love him and I can't tell him so (mockingbird) That I, I, I, I love him and it's all he doesn't know, he doesn't know (diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (yes, he will) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Said now, if that mockingbird don't sing (it don't shine) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring