Stranded out in the night,
Eliza took me down
To see the widow give

Rain to the town.
It's against the law
To be a tonic man,

But the widow knows
She's got the upper hand.
So I went on in

Feelin' kinda wheezy.
You know she soothed my mind, boys,
She rocked me kinda slow and easy

All day and all night.

Pick a card before you go

It's a long trip to Mexico.

Eliza wait by the door,

I can't stay here anymore, no, no.

Then she took a pill

She washed her feet in the mud
She said "Look out son,
You know, I just ordered a flood

For forty days and forty nights".

Then I dropped my shoes,

Eliza called my name.
She said it looked to her
Like it's gonna rain.

Then the cotton king
Came in chokin'
And the widow laughed and said:

"I ain't jokin'.
Take once for all"
She said "Now don't ya tease me.

I just fell in love, boy,
So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy,
All day and all night."


Sweet William said
With a drunken head:

"If I had a boat,
I'd help y'all float".
Eliza stood there watching,

William in a trance,
As the widow did the St. Vitus dance.
But just then an old man

With a boat named "Breezy"
Said: "You can ride with Clyde, boys,
If you rock it kinda slow and easy,

All day and all night".