You know she took the Chevrolet with her this morning, people    She didn’t leave me nothing but a mule to ride    She took the car this morning    Left me an old mule to ride    You know, when the car backed out the driveway    That old mule laid down and died    She didn’t leave me nothing, people    Nothing but this old helpless blues    She didn’t leave me nothing, people    Nothing but this old helpless blues    I turned it into my apartment    Yes, and a cardboard suitcase full of "I owe you"       I said, what did you do to me, baby    Oh, how can you just stand right there in my face and watch me cry?    Oh, tell me, baby, how can you stand in my face, watch me cry?    Oh, she said: I got news for you    Oh, darling, I can stand in your face and watch you die!    She took my ring right off the night stand, people    You know, she went and put my grandpa's watch in the pawn    She took my gold diamond ring off the night stand, people    She put my grandpa's watch in pawn    She said: if you don’t believe I’m leaving, baby    If you don’t believe I’m leaving, baby    If you don’t believe I’m going, sweet thing    If you don’t think I’m quitting Denver    Why just you count those days are gone?