Rocks have been my pillow, baby, brambles have been my bed Rocks have been my pillow, baby, brambles have been my bed I ain't got nowhere baby, Lord to lay my aching head I went out on the highway, baby, I tried to flag a ride I went out on the highway, baby, I tried to flag a ride Nobody seemed to know me, they keep on pass me by You know I'm ragged and I 'm dirty, people I ain't got no place to go You know I'm ragged and I 'm dirty, people I ain't got no place to go I know you don't want me baby, Lord you don't love me no more Now take me out of this old bottom, baby before your water rise Now take me out of this old bottom, baby before your water rise You know I ain't got no true religion, baby, I don't want to be baptized