I know ya' didn't want me mama when ya', lay down 'cross my bed I followed you through up to Duren Mississippi, sinotopia's where it led Found you in Tupelo workin' at a, Jimmy Jungle store You was sellin' pin up models and I was cuttin', two by fours Mama why won't ya, let me be your main man now Might as well let me love you, on your trail anyhow Back in Coldwater they said you had, come and gone I missed you in Hernando they said you, hadn't been gone long Say you took 51 highway, maybe Memphis bound I'll bet I find ya' in Arkansas or some, South Missouri town Mama why won't ya, let me be your main man now Might as well let me love you, on your trail anyhow I crossed the river at Kairo, to one more bad luck town I drove back through La Panto, Mochtree and further on down You might chance to see me, on the edge of your town I think about you mama when the, snow comes driftin' down Mama why won't ya, let me be your main man now Might as well let me love you, on your trail anyhow You come like the dust, you gone with the wind I'm gonna keep trailin' ya' 'till I, find you again I got to Levenhoe but ya', left your shotgun shack Your sister on Southsea Avenue says you, ain't never welcome back Mama why won't ya, let me be your main man now Might as well let me love you, on your trail anyhow Looked around Greenwood, took a while to find your house Strangers there said you had moved, little bit further South Hit the road again, steady on your trail It's a cold day in Mississippi but my, hearts a burnin' hell Mama why won't ya, let me be your main man now Might as well let me love you, on your trail anyhow