I slipped out of the house about sundown while mama was a washin` her hair
And you can bet your bottom dollar she`ll come lookin` for me
When she finds that I`m not there
And if she catches her sweet thang runnin` around
I know there`ll be the devil to pay
She`ll come blowin` like a cyclone right through that door
And I can hear exactly what she`ll say
Well has anybody here see sweet thang I got a notion he`ll be headed this a way
Cause when my sweet thang is out tomocattin` around
He finds a sandbox like this to play
I wanna tell all you barroom roses if my sweet thang does have a bite
You`d better take my advice and if you`ll blink more than twice
You`d better have somethin` in your eyes
I gave my baby all my money on payday except a little she don`t know that I got
Cause there`s a cute little waitress at the corner cafe
And she seems to like me quite a lot
While we were sittin` in the back booth a havin` a talk
She believed in every word that I said
When the door blew open Loretta walked in yellin` loud enough to wake the dead
Well has anybody here see sweet thang...
You`d better take my advice...