[Verse 1]
The ragman he draws circles
Up and down the block
I'd ask him what the matter was
But I know, he can't talk
And the woman treat me kindly
And they furnish me with tape
But deep inside my heart
I know I can't escape

[Chorus]
Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again

[Verse 2]
Grandpa died last week
And now he's buried in the rocks
But everybody still talks about
How badly they were shocked
But me, I expected it to happen
I knеw he'd lost control
When he'd built a firе on Main Street
And shot it full of holes
[Chorus]
Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again

[Verse 3]
When Ruthie says come see her
In a honky-tonk lagoon
Where I can watch her waltz for free
'Neath her Panamanian moon
And I say, "Aw, come on now
You know you know about my debutante"
And she says, "Your debutante knows what you need
But I know what you want"

[Chorus]
Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again

[Outro]
Oh I don't know what I'm gonna do
I think I'll just see Ruthie
And will stand under the Panamanian moon
Will talk
Yeah