Tennessee Toddy lyrics

Well, me and my baby was a-walkin' down the road

Hoppin' along like two little toads

I looked down at her, I said, "What can we do?"

She said, "Let's go someplace where we can bop to the blues"

I said, "I didn't know a place where we can do such a thing"

She said, "I know that place, and, man, it's just a dream"

It's just a little spot on the outside of town

Where we can really pick 'em up and put 'em down

So we went, yeah

We was gone, gone, long gone

Well, I'll tell you more about it

In the very next verse of the song

Well, we went to a place called "Everybody's"

I met a little chick they called The Tennessee Toddy

The reason that they called this chick The Tennessee Toddy

Was she had a lotta legs and a little-bitty body

But that cat could go

Yeah, she was gone, gone, long gone

Well I'll tell you all more about it

In the very next verse of my song

She was long and lean like a green string bean

Calm and collected and cool and keen

She was all of this and a whole lot more

When baby saw me watching her, she threw me out the door

And we were gone

Yeah, we were gone, gone, long gone

Well I'll tell you more about it

In the very next verse of my song

(Whistling)

Well, I took baby home and she said, "Good night"

She said, "Be real good and sleep real tight"

But I rushed right back to Everybody's

'Cause I had to get acquainted with The Tennessee Toddy

So we left there

Yeah, I was gone, gone, long gone

Well I'll tell you more about it

In the very next verse of my song

Well, I was back there jumpin' with The Toddy at three

When in walked a gent twice as big as me

He looked real mean and mad and sore

He made for me and I made for the door

Just a-runnin'

Yeah, I was gone, gone, long gone

Well I'll tell you more about it

In the very next verse of my song

Well, I didn't know The Toddy had a man of her own

Made outta nothing but muscle and bone

I know I'd rather have my baby instead

But that big ape put knots on my head

So I left there, yeah,

I was gone, gone, long gone

Well, there ain't no more

This is the end of my song