Step it up and go
(Arr. and adapted by Leon Redbone)
Mama killed a chicken
Thought it was a duck
Put it on the table with its legs sticking up
You gotta step it up and go
You gotta step it up and go
Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go

Front door shut, back door too,
Blinds pulled down, what' cha gonna do?
You gotta step it up and go
You gotta step it up and go
Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go

Had a little girl, her name was Ball
Give her a little givin' she took it all
You gotta step it up and go
You gotta step it up and go
Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go

(repeat verse 2 more times) Had a little woman lived downstairs
Tried to make a living by putting on airs
You gotta step it up and go
You gotta step it up and go
Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go

Me and my baby walking down the street
Telling everybody 'bout the chief of police
You gotta step it up and go
You gotta step it up and go
Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go

Tell my gal I'll see her at home,
Ain't no lovin' since she been gone
You gotta step it up and go
You gotta step it up and go
Can't stay in bed, you gotta step it up and go.