[Verse 1]
Driven on down into the alley
To see what the cat drug in
Larry faced down in the trash can
Jimmy got the shakes again

Jimmy, what you doin' with yourself, man?
Jimmy, how's it hangin' kid?
What's Larry doin' in the trash can?
Jimmy says he's looking for the lid

[Chorus]
I got to get me a buzz
I got to get me a buzz of some kind
Just to lift these worried blues off of my worried mind

[Verse 2]
Skippin' on down to see my Hannah
She got the red dress on
Do what you want with your kettle jar, mama
Don't you blow the saxophone

Skippin' on down to see my Hannah
Give her there's a dollar bill
She said, "Give me four more, you can close that door
Do with me what you will"
[Chorus]
I got to get me a buzz
I got to get me a buzz of some kind
Just to lift these worried blues off of my worried mind

[Verse 3]
Papa said "Son, you take a nickel
Lay it down on the track"
Papa said "Son, now you take a nickel
It'll be one-half a dollar when you get it back"

Papa left mama with nothin'
Nothin' but a kitchen sink
Ninety pound hog, feel like a dog
Whole lotta mouths to feed

[Chorus]
I got to get me a buzz
I got to get me a buzz of some kind
Just to lift these worried blues off my worried mind