Sweet Thang

<br>Well I slipped out of the house about sundown while mama was a washing her hair<br>And you can bet your bottom dollar she`ll come a lookin` for me<br>When she finds that I`m not there<br>And if she catches her sweet thang a running around<br>I know there`ll be the debit to pay<br>She`ll come blowin` like a cyclone through that door<br>And I can hear exactly what she`ll say<br>Well has anybody here see my sweet thang I got a notion he`ll be headin` this way<br>Cause when my sweet thang`s out tomocattin` around<br>He finds a sandbox like this to play<br>I wanna tell all you barroom roses that if my sweet thang does have a bite<br>You`d better take my advice if you`ll blink more than twice<br>You`d better have something in your eyes<br>[ guitar ]<br>Well I gave my baby money on payday except a little she don`t know that I`ve got<br>Cause there`s a cute little waitress down at the corner cafe<br>And she seems to like me quite a lot<br>Well we were sittin` in this back booth a havin` a talk<br>And she`s believed in every word that I said<br>When the door blew open and mama walked in yellin` loud enough to wake the dead<br>Well has anybody here see my sweet thang I got a notion he`ll be headin` this way<br>Cause when my sweet thang`s out tomocattin` around<br>He finds a sandbox like this to play<br>I wanna tell all you cafe cuties if my sweet thang should have a bite<br>You`d better take mom`s advice if you`ll blink more than twice<br>You`d better have something in your eyes<br>You take all mom`s advice if you`ll blink more than twice<br>You`d better have something in your eyes