Sweet Thang

I slipped out of the house about sundown

While mama was a washin' her hair

And you can bet your bottom dollar she'll come a lookin' for me

When she finds that I ain't there

And if she catches her sweet thang out running around

I know there'll be the debit to pay

She'll come blowin' like a cyclone right through that door

And I can hear exactly what she'll say

Well has anybody here see my sweet thang

I got a notion he'd be headed this way

Cause when my sweet thang's out tomocattin' around

He finds a sandbox like this to play

I wanna tell all you barroom roses if my sweet thang does have a bite

You'd better take my advice if you'll blink more than twice

You'd better have something in your eyes

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I gave my baby all my money on payday

Except a little she don't know about

Cause there's a little cute waitress down at the corner cafe

She seems to like me quite a lot

While we were sittin' in the back booth just a havin' a talk

She believed in every word that I said

When that door blew open and mama walked in

Yellin' loud enough to wake the dead

Well has anybody here see my sweet thang

I got a notion he'd be headed this way

Cause when my sweet thang's out tomocattin' around

He finds a sandbox like this to play

I wanna tell all you cafe cuties if my sweet thang should have a bite

You'd better take my advice if you'll blink more than twice

You'd better have something in your eyes

You take all my advice if you'll blink more than twice

You'd better have something in your eyes