Standin' outside, y'all
  It's raining, children
  Gettin' soaking wet
  And it's raining, y'all
  Been put out, y'all
  Nowhere to go, children
  People all ask me, son
  Tell me what's wrong with you
  Tell 'em I've been sick, y'all, yeah
  Yes, I've been sick, children, yeah
  
  My baby got me
  In a terrible shape
  Lord, she got me sufferin'
  With a headache, yeah
  
  Lord, pain in my heart workin'
  Dragging my feet, y'all
  Twelve long days, children
  Had a bite to eat now
  Y'all wanna know, yeah
  Tell me what's wrong with me
  Said I've been sick, y'all, yeah
  Tell you I'm sick, y'all, yeah
  
  Now no doctor's medicine
  Will do me no good
  Lord have mercy, children
  I wished it would, yeah
  
  Somebody, sick, bad shape
  Pain, children, tremblin', y'all
  Legs are tremblin', Lord
  Hands are tied
  Feel like I got a headache
  Right here in my side
  Heart's turning over
  Beating like a drum, y'all
  Tom tom tom, yeah
  Heart's keep a beating, baby
  Now what's wrong with me
  Tell y'all I'm sick, y'all
  Said I'm sick, y'all
  Got me in a terrible shape
  Yeah honey
  
  Sufferin', children
  Lord, I'm tired of it, honey
  Rain is cold, children
  Burnin' my side, y'all
  Standing on the outside
  Water in my shoes, children
  She got me suffering, baby
  Oh that's bad news, man
  She got me moaning, y'all
  Troubles out calm, yeah
  She got me startin' to think
  Where did I come from, y'all
  Tell you I've been sick, y'all
  Yeah, I've been sick, y'all
  Everybody wanna know...