Shaking like a leaf on a tree
That's coming loose from the stem
Shaking like a leaf on a tree
Because I'm coming loose from my man

I'm like a weeping willow
Weeping on my pillow
For years and years
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears

Down and down he dragged me
Like a fiend he nagged me
For years and years
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears

Although I may be blue
Still, I'm true
I must tell him good-bye
Rather than have that man
Gonna lay me down and just die

So broken-hearted sisters
Aggravating misters, lend me your ears
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears

Although I may be blue
Still, I'm true
I must tell him good-bye
Rather than have that man
Gonna lay me down and just die

So broken-hearted misters
Aggravating sisters, lend me your ears
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears