When I was just a little bitty trash heap,
Mama told me, Child, there's something you should know (you should know):
Everybody's got to have a special dream that they can dream.
That means troubles, that means pain, that means woe, woe, woe,
That means troubles, that means pain, that means woe, woe, woe.
Now I've lived some and I've learned some,
But my mama told me all I need to know (need to know):
Everybody that I meet just seems to make my life complete,
Bring me troubles, bring me pain, they bring me woe, woe, woe,
They bring me troubles, bring me pain, they bring me woe, woe, woe.
First they lay down their heavy burden (heavy burden),
Then I show them what to do and where to go (where to go).
Well I'm a lucky, lucky girl,
I'm like a swine before a pearl,
I see troubles, I see pain, I see woe, woe, woe.
I see troubles, I see pain, I see woe, woe, woe.
Oh, gimme your troubles,
Give me your pa-a-in,
Give me your wo-o-oe, woe, woe, woe, woe, woe ...
Mama told me, Child, there's something you should know (you should know):
Everybody's got to have a special dream that they can dream.
That means troubles, that means pain, that means woe, woe, woe,
That means troubles, that means pain, that means woe, woe, woe.
Now I've lived some and I've learned some,
But my mama told me all I need to know (need to know):
Everybody that I meet just seems to make my life complete,
Bring me troubles, bring me pain, they bring me woe, woe, woe,
They bring me troubles, bring me pain, they bring me woe, woe, woe.
First they lay down their heavy burden (heavy burden),
Then I show them what to do and where to go (where to go).
Well I'm a lucky, lucky girl,
I'm like a swine before a pearl,
I see troubles, I see pain, I see woe, woe, woe.
I see troubles, I see pain, I see woe, woe, woe.
Oh, gimme your troubles,
Give me your pa-a-in,
Give me your wo-o-oe, woe, woe, woe, woe, woe ...