They told me doncha go down to that city   Don't you go down to that city, I say   For there's trouble there for sure and it's no concern of yours   And it's all I have to hear them people say      If you don't look around   You won't see my a-goin', see me a-goin' that way   If you don't look around   You'll have no way of knowin', I don't think you even know what I say      And I saw children just walkin' 'long and singin'   When a voice from behind me rang through   Then I saw an ugly man with a mad dog in his hand   He said, "Stand right there, I'll turn him loose on you"      If you don't look around   You won't see my a-goin', see me a-goin' that way   If you don't look around   You'll have no way of knowin', I don't think you even know what I say      So don't tell me there ain't no time for singin'   'Cause I don't need no empty words from you   If they're sayin', who ain't free then they're sayin' it right to me   So, go back home, I'll wake you when we're through      If you don't look around   You won't see my a-goin', see me a-goin' that way   If you don't look around   You'll have no way of knowin', I don't think you even know what I say