'Cause my left eye is jumping,

And my flesh begins to crawl,

I said my left eye is jumping,

And my flesh begins to crawl,

You can bet my last dollar

There's another mule kickin' in my stall.



Oh, I ain't gonna tell you no more,

I said oh, I ain't gonna tell you no more,

Stay away from my window,

Don't you knock at my door.



I'd rather be a catfish swimming in the deep blue,

Lodged beneath a submarine, behind a floating boat,

I'd rather be a catfish,

Swimming in the deep blue sea,

Than to stay in Texas, let 'em try to mistreat me.



Oh, I ain't gonna tell you no more,

I said oh, I ain't gonna tell you no more,

Stay away from my window,

Don't you knock at my door.



It's a mean black snake that's carried me this gate,

Taught me my mistake, treated me hard to take,

It's a mean black snake that's doing me this way.

If I ever go back south, I'm going back there to stay.