Now if you go out and start a playing around Your baby's gonna tear your playhouse down You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your (E)mind (all the time) You'll be moanin' and a groanin', Lord you better keep it on your mind Now wrong is wrong and right is right If you make a snake mad he's sure gonna bite You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) I've had it proven to me, Lord you better keep it on your mind Every fuss with a woman has got the same ole end I don't believe the good Lord meant for a man to win You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You'll be singing blue and lonesome, Lord you better keep it on your mind If you make your baby mad and she says goodbye There ain't a thing you can do but sit at home and cry You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better call her sweet mama, Lord you better keep it on your mind If the judge says pay her forty dollars a week You'll dig up the money or you'll work the streets You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) When you're wearing striped britches, son it's gonna stay on your mind So kiss her every mornin' and love her every night Boy you can't win no matter if you're right You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better heed this warning, Lord you better keep it on your mind
Now if you go out and start a playing around Your baby's gonna tear your playhouse down You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your (E)mind (all the time) You'll be moanin' and a groanin', Lord you better keep it on your mind Now wrong is wrong and right is right If you make a snake mad he's sure gonna bite You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) I've had it proven to me, Lord you better keep it on your mind Every fuss with a woman has got the same ole end I don't believe the good Lord meant for a man to win You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You'll be singing blue and lonesome, Lord you better keep it on your mind If you make your baby mad and she says goodbye There ain't a thing you can do but sit at home and cry You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better call her sweet mama, Lord you better keep it on your mind If the judge says pay her forty dollars a week You'll dig up the money or you'll work the streets You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) When you're wearing striped britches, son it's gonna stay on your mind So kiss her every mornin' and love her every night Boy you can't win no matter if you're right You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better heed this warning, Lord you better keep it on your mind