Sides face, grand square
I lay my head on the railroad track
Waiting on the Double E
But the train don't run thru here no more
Poor, poor pitiful me
Allemande left and weave
Poor, poor, poor me; Poor, poor pitiful me
All these boys won't let me be; Lord, have mercy on me

Heads (sides) promenade, take it half you know
Sides (heads) do a right & left thru
Sides (heads) square thru take it four hands round
Then do an eight chain four
Poor, poor, poor me
Swing your corner promenade
All these boys won't let me be
Lord, have mercy on me

Sides face, grand square
Well, I met a man out in Hollywood
And I ain't namin' names
But he really worked me over good
Just like Jesse James
Allemande left and weave
Yes, he really worked me over good, he was a credit to his gender
He put me through some changes Lord, sorta like a Waring blender

Sides face, grand square
I met a boy in the Vieux-Carres
Down in Yokohama
He picked me up, and he threw me down
Saying "Please don't hurt me Mama"
Allemande left and weave
Poor, poor, poor me; Poor, poor pitiful me
All these boys won't let me be; Lord, have mercy on me