mama was angry
said: "girl you must have lost your head
only the lazy
stay the whole day long in bed
your skirts need mending
and the floor cries to be swept
don´t make me scream, girl
did you hear just what i said?"

she spoke up to me
like so many times before
she said: "now, listen, girl
you ain´t walking through that door
your friends may call you
you won´t be hanging ´round no more
by the muddy waters"
ooh yeah, muddy waters

mama was shouting
said: "girl, you better watch your step
that good-for-nothing
you couldn´t trust him when he´s dead
he makes no money
and though he dresses like a lord
sweet child believe me
he´ll make your pretty eyes go sore"

she spoke up to me
like a thousand times before
she said: "now listen, girl
you ain´t walking through that door
no little lady
you two are sailing way too close
by the muddy waters"
ooh yeah, muddy waters

she spoke up to me
like a thousand times before
she said: "now listen, girl
you ain´t walking through that door
no little lady
you two are sailing way to close
to the muddy waters"
ooh yeah, the muddy waters.

i ain´t gonna go
no more, no more, no more