poor poor pitiful me

well i lay my head on the railroad track

waiting on the double e

but the train don't run by here no more

poor poor pitiful me

poor poor pitiful me

poor poor pitiful me

oh these boys won't let me be

lord have mercy on me

woe woe is me

well i met a man out in hollywood

now i ain't naming names

well he really worked me over good

just like jesse james

yes he really worked me over good

he was a credit to his gender

put me through some changes lord

sort of like a waring blender

poor poor pitiful me

poor poor pitiful me

oh these boys won't let me be

lord have mercy on me

woe woe is me

well i met a boy in the vieux carres

down in yokohama

he picked me up and he threw me down

he said please don't hurt me mama"