Well I ain't got no door key 
I ain't got no shiny shoes 
Well I ain't got no door key 
I ain't got no shiny shoes 
I'm going on to Memphis 
See what I can do 

Well I got cheated on a sharecrop 
I tell what i say is true 
Well I got cheated on a sharecrop 
I tell what i say is true 
I'm going on to Memphis 
See what I can do 

Oh my woman she don't want me 
I swear she's cheating too 
My woman she don't want me 
I swear she's cheating too 
I'm going on to Memphis 
See what I can do 

Next time you see me baby 
I'll be wearing those shiny shoes 
Next time you see me baby 
I'll be wearing those shiny shoes 
I'm going on to Memphis 
And I'm going to see what I can do