When you go down to Deep Elem to have a little fun
Have your ten dollars when that policeman comes
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

When you go up to Deep Elem, keep your money in your shoes
Women in Deep Elem's got the Deep Elem blues
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

Once I knew a preacher, preached the bible through and through
But he went down in Deep Elem, now his preaching days arе through
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got thеm Deep Elem blues

Once I had a girlfriend, she meant the world to me
She went down to Deep Elem, now she ain't what she used to be
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

When you go down to Deep Elem to have a little fun
Have your fifteen dollars when that policeman comes
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues