1. There ain t no money to buy cocaine, sugar babe
there ain t no money to buy cocaine, sugar babe
there ain t no money to buy cocaine
burn your nose and rot your brain,
sugar babe, sugar babe.
2. I woke up this morning, blues all around, sugar babe,
woke up this morning, blues all around, sugar babe,
woke up this morning blues all around
threw on my rags and walked downtown,
sugar babe, sugar babe.
3. Standing on a corner, don t you see, sugar babe,
standing on a corner, don t you see, sugar babe,
standing on a corner, don t you see,
they hauled me away for vagrancy, sugar babe.
4. Leave that red whiskey alone, sugar babe,
leave that red whiskey alone, sugar babe,
leave that red whiskey alone,
gives you paulsey in your bones,
sugar babe, oh, sugar babe.
5. Now, whatcha gonna do when the meat gives out, sugar babe?
whatcha gonna do when the meat gives out, sugar babe?
whatcha gonna do when the meat gives out
standing on the corner with a mouth and a pout,
sugar babe, oh, sugar babe.
6. Chattanooga is a fine old town, sugar babe,
Chattanooga is a fine old town, sugar babe,
Chattanooga is a fine old town
you get a little crazy and you re bug-house bound,
sugar babe, oh, sugar babe.