Tell me pretty daddy, what's the matter now Tell me pretty daddy, what's the matter now Aw, you're trying to quit me and you don't know how I'd rather be dead, buried in the sea I'd rather be dead, buried in the sea Than have the man I love say he don't want me Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd, Lawd Lawd, Lawd, Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawd Oh, the man I love treats me like a dog I'd rather see my coffin come rolling in my door I'd rather see my coffin come rolling in my door Than hear the man I love say. "I don't want you no more"