I'm doin' all right in schoolThey ain't said I

Darlin'your Father's growing older, each yearStrands of gray are showing bolder,

Oh, I can't go out with my friends on a Saturday

It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them

(Chuck Berry)As I get on a city bus and found a

down south in Louisiana, up under the Delta heat, childThere's

I got on a city bus and found my

In the heat of the day, down in Mobile, AlabamaWorkin' on

South of the border - down Mexico wayThat's where I fell

years old and as sweet as she could beAll

Nine years old and sweet as she can beAll dressed up

I said C., C. C. RiderOh see, what you have done(Yea

Runnin' to and froHard workin' at the mailNever fail with the

I got on a city bus and found a

woah oh-oh)You know I'm almost grown(Woah woah I'm

Deep down Louisiana close to New OrleansWay back up in the

In the evening of the day down in Mobile, AlabamaWorking on

yeah, we're Little and Big WeaponProtection of the nationOh yeah,

As I got up on a city bus, I found a

to-and-fro, hard working at the millNever fail, in the