Goin' to Detroit, Michigan

Girl, I can't take you

Hey, I'm goin' to Detroit, Michigan

Girl, you got to stay here behind

Goin' to get me a job

On the Cadillac assembly line

I'm tired of whoopin' and hollerin'

Up and down the Mississippi road

Hey, I'm tired of whoopin' and hollerin'

Pickin' that nasty cotton

Gonna catch me a bus up North

I won't have to keep sayin' yes, sir, boss

Goin' to Detroit, Michigan

Girl, I can't take you

Hey, I'm goin' to Detroit, Michigan

Girl, you got to stay here behind

Goin' to get me a job

On the Cadillac assembly line

Well, girl, if you'll be alright

And keep your blue jeans zipped up tight

When I make my first check

I'll put you on the Delta jet, hey hey

I'm gonna send for you, darlin'

Won't you come on home