Time I got back to my mountain
Was uninvited from the harvest feast
Torn up and tired, so dejected
Hit the road to shuffle my feet

Ain't that a shame
Ain't that a cryin' shame
Ain't that a shame

Time I got back to my cypress home
You were gone no more in my deep grove

Note you left said you understood
By and by I ain't no good

Ain't that a shame
Ain't a cryin' shame
Ain't that a shame

Ain't that a shame
Ain't that a cryin' shame
Ain't that a shame