I been balling a shiny black steel jack-hammer,
  been chippin' up rocks for the great highway,
  live five years if I take my time,
  ballin' that jack and a drinkin' my wine.
    I been chippin' them rocks from dawn till doom,
  while my rider hide my bottle in the other room.
  Doctor say better stop ballin' that jack,
  if I live five years I gonna bust my back, yes I will.
    Easy wind cross the Bayou today
  cause there's a whole lotta women, mama,
  out in red on the streets today.
  And the rivers keep a talkin',
  but you never heard a word it said.
    Gotta find a woman be good to me,
  won't hide my liquor try to serve me tea,
  cause I'm a stone jack baller and my heart is true
  and I'll give everything that I got to you, yes I will.
    Easy wind going cross the Bayou today
  there's a whole lotta women
  out in red on the streets today.
  And the rivers keep a talkin',
  but you never heard a word it said.