I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
Gonna hit that Highway 49
I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
Gonna hit that Highway 49
I been lookin' for my Elvonnie
That sweet woman's steady on my mind
First I'm gonna stop by the whiskey store
Pick me up a jug o'wine
I'm gonna stop by the whiskey store
Pick me up a six-pack o'wine
I been lookin' for my baby
She's restin' on my weary mind
Yeah, it'll be soon in the mornin'
When I go rollin' into Jacksontown, downtown
It'll be soon in the mornin'
When I go rollin' into Jackson, Mississippi town
I been lookin' for my baby
The police said she can't be found
Don't tell me that
Malvina my sweet woman and
She's always rested on my mind
Malvina my sweet baby
She's always rested on my lonesoome mind
If I can't buy that woman I'm gonna
Sit down and drink my wine
I'm gonna get up in the morning
Hit the highway 49
I'm gonna get up in the morning
Hit the highway 49
I'm gonna dust my blues, peoples
Leave this raggedy-ass town behind