From the recording Mappa Tazzy
written in Fell's Point, Baltimore
Lyrics
I keep falling out the second floor window
I keep thinking that i'm dead
But I can't hear my baby cry out loud
I keep landing on my head
oh no
Someone said I tried to kill myself
they don't even know my name
i'm just looking for the easy way out
and all the doors were locke and chained
oh no
I swear I didn't fall very far (3)
I got a nickel and a dime in my pocket
got a handful of lint
the dimes a big as a bucket lid
nickels feeling like a mint
oh no
Someone said i'm just a hapless tramp
they don't even know my name
cause tramps have worked
and us hobos have traveled
and i'm just better off going than staying
oh no
I swear I didn't go very far (3)