Driven on down into the alley
To see what the cat drug in
Larry faced down in the trash can
Jimmy got the shakes again
Jimmy what you doin' with yourself man?
Jimmy how's it hangin' kid?
What's Larry doin' in the trash can?
Jimmy says he's looking for the lid

I got to get me a buzz
I got to get me a buzz of some kind
Just to lift these worried blues off of my worried mind

Skippin' on down to see my Hannah
She got the red dress on
Do what you want with your kettle jar, mama
Don't you blow the saxophone
Skippin' on down to see my Hannah
Give her there's a dollar bill
She said "give me four more
You can close that door
Do with me what you will"

I got to get me a buzz
I got to get me a buzz of some kind
Just to lift these worried blues off of my worried mind

Papa said "son, you take a nickel
Lay it down on the track"
Papa said "son, you take a nickel
It'll be one-half a dollar when you get it back"
Papa left mama with nothin'
Nothin' but a kitchen sink
Ninety pound hoe
Feel like a dog
Whole lotta mouths to feed

I got to get me a buzz
I got to get me a buzz of some kind
Just to lift these worried blues off my worried mind