Now you need not think  because you're black
I'm going to beg you  to take me back
No you need not think  because I look green
I ain't never been  down in New Orleans
I went down the road  that smoky road
Like to brought me back  on a cooling board
See that woman  all dressed in red
Cause a man  to kill you dead
You see that woman  all dressed in blue
You can't put up  with the way she do
See that woman  all dressed in white
She get your five dollars  she won't treat you right
Run to town  hurry back
Buddy got a girl  I really like
See that woman  all dressed in dark
Things will look better  in the Washington Park
You need not think  because you look sweet
You can make  a fool of me
Every time  I go to town
Meet my gal  hanging around
Girl I love : ain't no fool
Big as an elephant : strong as a mule