Go out yonder, peace in the valley
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
Oh, you don t know the shape I m in
Has anybody seen my lady
This living alone will drive me crazy
Oh, you don t know the shape I m in
I m gonna go down by the wa - ter
But I ain t gonna jump in, no, no
I ll just be looking for my mak - er
And I hear that that s where she s been? Oh!
Out of nine lives, I spent seven
Now, how in the world do you get to Heaven
Oh, you don t know the shape I m in
I just spent 60 days in the jailhouse
For the crime of having no dough
Now here I am back out on the street
For the crime of having nowhere to go
Save your neck or save your brother
Looks like it s one or the other
Oh, you don t know the shape I m in
Now two young kids might start a ruckus
You know they feel you trying to shuck us
Oh, you don t know the shape I m in