| Now someone told Loretta |
| To try to take it with her |
| So she brought it in a makeup kit |
| Everything she had |
| Was in that blue bag |
| And she was gettin' pretty tired of it |
| She started naming names |
| Of people who pay |
| Tribute to her high-hat ways |
| Trumpets used to sound |
| Everywhere around |
| Loretta in the good ol' days |
| But it’s all gone |
| There ain’t nothing left to take |
| Picking off of bones |
| It’s time to go home |
| Don’t let that screen door hit you, baby, shake |
| Jimmy had it early |
| He didn’t think he’d really need it |
| So he stowed it away |
| He took up with a carney |
| Who was just up off the farm |
| She broke him down with her feminine ways |
| Just about the time |
| He laid it on the line |
| She left him on the highway-side |
| Jimmy took his crown |
| And crushed it to the ground |
| He knew he’d have to pay for that ride |
| But it’s all gone |
| There ain’t nothing left to take |
| Picking off of bones |
| It’s time to go home |
| Don’t let that screen door hit you, baby, shake |
| But it’s all gone |
| There ain’t nothing left to take |
| Picking off of bones |
| It’s time to go home |
| Don’t let that screen door hit you, baby, shake |
| Don’t let that screen door hit you, baby, shake |
| Don’t let that screen door hit you, baby, shake |