I used to have a little woman, man she sure was swell You know, what was her name, I declared it was poor Verdell I heard she was in Big Sandy but I'll be there 'fore long Why don't you stop your foolishness and bring your clothes on home? Goodbye everybody, little man, and it's fare you well Goodbye everybody, little man, and it's fare you well And every time I see you, woman, I think about poor Verdell Believe I love you, babe, and I just can't help myself I can't get a Verdell I don't want nobody else I got two little children, they don't favor me I got two little children, they don't favor me One looks like a Chinaman, the other'un like a Japanese