I Had Me A Girl

I had me a girl Who taught me those things A young man should know Down, down on my knees I'd beg and I'd plead To learn a little bit more Oh that woman taught me to pray I saw Heaven every day Lord, she could Oooooooo Ooooooohhhhohhhh Ooooooo Ooooohhhhhhhhhh I, I had me a boy Who buttoned me down Threw me a line He, he washed me as clean As a sinner could be Showed me the light Ooo that boy, he taught me to pray But for all of his spit-shinin' ways Lord, he could Oooooooo Ooooooohhhhohhhh Ooooooo Ooooohhhhhhhhhh I had me a girl Like cigarette smoke She came and she went I slipped through his hands To my back door man Under his chin Oh that woman taught me to pray But for all her wandering ways She could Oooooooo Ooooooohhhhohhhh Ooooooo Ooooohhhhhhhhhh [Repeat]