Go out yonder, peace in the valley   Come down town, have a rumble in the alley   Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in      Has anybody seen my lady   'Cause livin' alone will drive you crazy   Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in      I'm gonna go down to the river   But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no   I'll just be lookin' for my baby   'Cause I hear that that's where she's been      Out of nine lives, I've spent seven   How in the world do I get to Heaven?   Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in   Oh, here it comes      Come on      I just spent sixty days in the jailhouse   For the crime of havin' no dough, no   Now here I am, back on the streets   For the crime of havin' nowhere to go      Save your neck, save your brother   Looks like it's one or the other   Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in   No, no, no      Ooh, Lord, uh huh, I think I'm goin', goin' down by the river   But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no   I'll just be lookin' for my baby   'Cause I hear that that's where she's been      Out of nine lives, I've spent seven   How in the world do I get to Heaven?   Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in   Oh, I said, "Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in"