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Intro: C
C
Walking down the levee with my head hangin' low
Looking for my mama but she ain't here no more
F C
Baby you don't know, you don't know my mind
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
C
She won't cook my dinner, won't wash my clothes
Won't do nothing but walk the road
F C
Baby you don't know, you don't know my mind
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
C
My breakfast on the table and my coffee's getting cold
And mama's in the kitchen getting a sweet papa talk
F C
Baby you don't know, you don't know my mind
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
Solo: C F C G F C
C
Sometimes I think my baby's too good to die
Sometimes I think she should be buried alive
F C
Baby you don't know, you don't know my mind
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
C
I wish I had a nickel, I wish I had a dime
I wish I hadn't give myself a fabulous time
F F C
Baby you don't know, you don't know my mind
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
Solo: C F C G F C
C
Look at you mama, see what you got it done
You got my money now you broke and run
F C
Baby you don't know, you don't know my mind
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
C
You made me get mad and you made me get sad
Going get tougher than you have ever had
F C
Baby you don't know, you don't know my mind
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
G F C
When you see me laughing, I'm laughing just to keep from crying
( G C )
Written by Sam Gray/Virginia Liston/Clarence Williams