I said, why d'you people such an ugly place? 

I said that anyone would think you came from outer space 

She held her skin to yours, when they brought you out 

You've ruined all that she had left, but ain't that obvious now 


Babe, babe, babe, you can't never die 

Your daddy's gonna buy you a big black ride 

See the bare legged children by the side of the road 

I get to feeling so low low low low low, and Lord, I know not why! 


I lived in the country but I had to leave 

I went down, lived by the sea side in the lap of ease 

It was like salt in my wounds, man I won't ever be free 

Though alone drunk on a beach ain't such a bad way to be 


Babe, babe, babe, you can't never die 

Your daddy's gonna buy you a big black ride 

See the bare legged children by the side of the road 

I get to feeling so low low low low low, and Lord, I know not why! 


I said, why d'you people such an ugly place? 

I said that anyone would think you came from outer space 

She held her skin to yours, when they brought you out 

You've ruined all that she had left, but ain't that obvious now 


Babe, babe, babe, you can't never die 

Your daddy's gonna buy you a big black ride 

See the bare legged children by the side of the road 

I get to feeling so low low low low low, and Lord, I know not why!