I'VE BEEN DOWN ON MY LUCK   I'VE BEEN DOWN ON MY KNEES   WELL, I'VE BEEN DOWNTOWN   AND I'VE BEEN DOWN ON THE FARM   I CAN'T BE SATISFIED   SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND   A WAY TO KICK BACK AND   TAKE OFF THE EDGE      AND THERE'S A LITTLE GAL I KNOW   JUST SOUTH OF TUPELO   HER HAIR IS DARK   AND HER LEGS ARE LONG AND TAN   SHE RUBS MY BACK JUST RIGHT   'TIL A WAY UP IN THE NIGHT   YEAH, SHE KNOWS HOW TO   TAKE OFF THE EDGE      I'VE BEEN LAID UP WITH THE FLU   LAID OFF A TIME OR TWO   I'BE BEEN UPTIGHT   AND I'BE BEEN UP A CREEK   I'M GONNA TAKE MY BAMBOO POLE   HEAD OUT TO THE FISHING HOLE   DON'T YOU KNOW IT HELPS TO   TAKE OFF THE EDGE      AND THERE'S A LITTLE GAL I KNOW   JUST SOUTH OF TUPELO   HER HAIR IS DARK   AND HER LEGS ARE LONG AND TAN   SHE RUBS MY BACK JUST RIGHT   'TIL A WAY UP IN THE NIGHT   YEAH, SHE KNOWS HOW TO   TAKE OFF THE EDGE      IT'S MORNING ONCE AGAIN   AND OH LORD, I'BE JUST PUNCHED IN   AND I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT   'TIL QUITTING TIME   I'M GONNA GET THAT BIG BROWN JUG   ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE SLUG   JUST ANOTHER WAY OF   TAKIN' OFF THE EDGE      AND THERE'S A LITTLE GAL I KNOW   JUST SOUTH OF TUPELO   HER HAIR IS DARK   AND HER LEGS ARE LONG AND TAN   SHE RUBS MY BACK JUST RIGHT   'TIL A WAY UP IN THE NIGHT   YEAH, SHE KNOWS HOW TO   TAKE OFF THE EDGE      YEAH, SHE SURE KNOWS HOW TO   TAKE OFF THE EDGE   OH, UH, SHE, SHE JUST WALKED IN   HER LEGS, DARK TAN   I GOTTA GO