All my life I've been poor boy son, scratching for my meat   I have been kicked in my teeth till the blood run hot and sweet   Seen a lot of living my friends and this I will repeat   Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat      It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame   It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame      Henry nearly killed me 'fore they hauled his ass in jail   Slapped me right across my face with a flour sack full o' nails   Nearly broke my head in two with his steel toed boots   Shoving all that money down the laundry chute      Listen, it's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame   It's a shame, shame, shame   A crying shame      Sweet little Mary Anne with her make up all a mess   Picks herself up off the floor coughs and straightens her dress   Saying please, please daddy, can I have just a little bit more?   I said sorry baby, but I'm heading out   Somehow this town don't feel like home anymore      It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame   It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame      It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame   It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame      I've seen a lot of living my friend this I will repeat   Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat      It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame   It's a shame, shame, shame   Baby, it's a crying shame      Shame, shame, shame   It's a shame, shame, shame