Takin' Off The Edge

i've been down on my luck

i've been down on my knees

well, i've been downtown

and i've been down on the farm

i can't be satisfied

so i'm gonna have to find

a way to kick back and

take off the edge

and there's a little gal i know

just south of tupelo

her hair is dark

and her legs are long and tan

she rubs my back just right

'til a way up in the night

yeah, she knows how to

take off the edge

i've been laid up with the flu

laid off a time or two

i'be been uptight

and i'be been up a creek

i'm gonna take my bamboo pole

head out to the fishing hole

don't you know it helps to

take off the edge

and there's a little gal i know

just south of tupelo

her hair is dark

and her legs are long and tan

she rubs my back just right

'til a way up in the night

yeah, she knows how to

take off the edge

it's morning once again

and oh lord, i'be just punched in

and i can't hardly wait

'til quitting time

i'm gonna get that big brown jug

all it takes is a little slug

just another way of

takin' off the edge

and there's a little gal i know

just south of tupelo

her hair is dark

and her legs are long and tan

she rubs my back just right

'til a way up in the night

yeah, she knows how to

take off the edge

yeah, she sure knows how to

take off the edge

oh, uh, she, she just walked in

her legs, dark tan

i gotta go