I slipped out of the house about sundown while mama was a-washing her hairAnd you can bet your bottom dollar she'll come looking for me when she finds that I'm not thereIf she catches her sweet thing running around I know they'll be the devil to payShe'll come blowing like a cyclone right through that door and I can hear exactly what she'll sayWell, has anybody here seen Sweet Thing? I got a notion he'll be headed this wayCause when my sweet thing is out and Tom can't no prayer he finds a sandbox like this to playI want to tell all you barroom roses if my sweet thing does happen byYou'd better take my advice and if you blink more than twice you'd better have something in your eyeI give my baby all my money on payday except the little she don't know that I gotCause there's a cute little waitress at the corner cafe and she seems to like me quite a lotWhile we were sitting in this back booth I have had a talk and she believed in every word that I saidWhen the door blew open Loretta walked in yelling loud enough to wake the deadWell, has anybody here seen Sweet Thing? I got a notion he'll be headed this wayCause when my sweet thing is out and Tom can't no prayer he finds a sandbox like this to playI want to tell all you barroom roses if my sweet thing does happen byYou'd better take my advice and if you blink more than twice you'd better have something in your eyeYou'd better take my advice and if you blink more than twice you'd better have something in your eye*