Go out yonder
Peace in the valley
Come down town
Have a rumble in the alley
Oh, you don't know
The shape I'm in
Has anybody seen my lady
This livin' alone will drive ya crazy
Oh you don't know the shape I'm in

I'm gonna go down to the river
But I ain't gonna jump in, no no
I'll just be lookin for my baby
Cause I hear that that's where she's been
Out of nine lives
I've spent seven
How in the world
Do I get to heaven
Oh you don't know the shape I'm in

I just spent 60 days in a jailhouse
For the crime of havin no don't know
Now here I am back on the streets
For the crime of havin' no where to go
Save your neck
Save your brother
Looks like it's
One or the other
Oh you don't know the shape I'm in

I think I'll go on
Go on down by the river
But I ain't gonna jump in, no no
I'll just be lookin for my baby
Cause I hear that that's where she's been
Out of nine lives
I've spent seven
How in the world
Do I get to heaven
Oh you don't know
The shape I'm in
I said, "Oh you don't know, the shape I'm in"