the heat of the day down in Mobile, AlabamaWorking

As I got on a city bus and found a vacant

Long distance information, give me Memphis TennesseeHelp me find the party

Runnin' to and fro, hard workin' at the millNever failed in

down in Louisiana close to New OrleansWay back up

It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished 'em

If I could only spend this ChristmasWith those I love and

o'clock in the morningAnd I'm moving on out to

I'mma write a little letterI'm gonna mail it to

is wrong since me and my baby partedAll day

the joint was jumping, going around and aroundHey, reeling and

down in Louisiana close to New OrleansWay back up

down in Louisiana close to New OrleansWay back up

I left my home in Norfolk, VirginiaCalifornia on my mindStraddled that

I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California on my mindI

I left my home in Norfolk VirginiaCalifornia on my mindCaught a

let me here some of that rock and roll

At nine years old and sweet as she can beAll dressed

me tell you about a girl I knowI met

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