At home, doggin' a bone
Knuckle bone and I had a stroke
Tryin' to get away from a two dollar cop
But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got and I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

A runaway mule, pig in a poke
TV screen and a bullfrog croak
Tryin' to find a way to get a bottle of pop
But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got and I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

Horse's ear, hoot and a holler
Big-riff bulge in a righteous squallor
Tryin' to find a place where nothing's hot
But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got and I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

The cock's crow, hole in the wall
Man sayin' God is a cannonball
Wanna fly high so I aim for a rock
But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got and I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

Wantin' ain't gettin' and gettin'
Ain't got and I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

But wantin' ain't gettin'
I still ain't got and I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

Grabbin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got and I'm gone
Have mercy, baby