don't start me talkin'

goin' down to rosie's

stop at fanny may's

gonna tell fanny what i heard her boyfriend say

now don't you start me talkin'

i'll tell ev'rything i know

i'm gonna break up this signifyin'

'cause somebody gotta go

jack gave his wife two dollar

go down to the market

get out on the street

ol' george stopped her

he knocked her down

and blacked her eye

she get back home and tell her husband a lie

now don't you start me talkin'

i'll tell ev'rything i know

i'm gonna break up this signifyin'

'cause somebody gotta go

she borrowed some money

to go to the beauty shop

i'm goin' to a place where i can get my hair sot"