Well my mother told me just before she died Well my mother she told me just before she died Now my mother she told me just before she died Now my mother she told me just before she died She said "Daughter, daughter please don't be like me Oh daughter, oh daughter please don't be like me Oh daughter, oh daughter please don't be like me Don't fall in love with every man you see" But I did not listen what my mother said Says I did not listen to what my mother said Now I did not listen to what my mother said That's the reason why I sit right here today But now she's dead and six feet in the ground I said now she's dead and six feet in the ground Yeah now she's dead and six feet in the ground And I'm a child and I'm driftin' round I remember the day that you drove me from your door I remember the day you drove me from your door Well remember the day you drove me from your door "Go away from here, woman, and don't come here no more" Well I walked away and I wrang my hands and cried Said I walked away and I wrang my hands and cried Now I walked away and I wrang my hands and cried Now I got the blues and can't be satisfied