I been down on my knees
 Well I been downtown
 And I been down on the farm
 I can't be satisfied
 But I'm gonna have to find
 A way to kick back and
 Take off the edge

 Now there's a little gal I know
 Just south of Tupelo
 Her hair is dark and her legs are long and tan
 She rubs my back just right
 Till way up in the night
 She knows how to
 Take off the edge

 I've been laid up with the flu
 Laid off a time or two
 I've been uptight
 And I've been up a creek
 I'm gonna take my bamboo pole
 And head out to the fishing hole
 Don't you know it helps to
 Take off the edge

 Now there's a little gal I know
 Just south of Tupelo
 Her hair is dark and her legs are long and tan
 She rubs my back just right
 Till way up in the night
 She knows how to
 Take off the edge

 Now it's morning once again
 Oh, Lord I just punched in
 And I can't hardly wait till quitting time
 Gonna get that big brown jug
 All I need is a little slug
 Just another way to
 Takin' off the edge

 Now there's a little gal I know
 Just south of Tupelo
 Her hair is dark and her legs are long and tan
 She rubs my back just right
 Till way up in the night
 Well she knows how to
 Take off the edge
 Oh she sure knows how to
 Take off the edge