I've been up and I been down
When I been between I just been hangin' around. 
Things are quite different 
And life ain't the same 
Since I lost my tooth.

Now the women they treat me rude, 
Not that they ever really treated me that good
I'm a minority and now I know
What it's like and how it feels to be a negro. 
doo doo doo doo

It's gettin' down to the nitty gritty 
If you can't smile nice and you can't smile pretty
They don't wantchya around they say you look sloppy 
When you eat

Well.

I've been up and I been down
When I been between I just been hangin' around. 
Things are quite different 
And life ain't the same 
Since I lost my tooth.