I've been ballin' that shiny black steel jack-hammer
Been chippin' up rocks for the great highway
I'll live five years if I take my time
Ballin' that jack and drinkin' my wine
Easy wind
Blowin' 'cross the bayou today
There's a whole lot of women
Out dressed in red today
And the river keep a-talkin'
But you never hear a word it say
I've been chippin' them rocks from dawn 'til doom
While my rider hide my bottle in the other room
Doctor say, "Better stop ballin' that jack"
If I live five years, I'm gonna bust my back
Yes, I will