Mary told Marcia
Peter told Moe
Everybody’s talking about the state I’m in
Sissy told Mama
Papa told bro
Everybody’s talking about the state I’m in
My Preacher held a sermon
Said I was a fool
Always showing off and breaking all the rules
Talking about my problems and the state I’m in
Everyone’s talking about the state I’m in
Went to my Barber for a clean cut and shave
Thought I’d start over and try to end this wave
He asked me if I heard about the young fool in town
Thought he could win the heart of the prettiest gal around
Bought her some flowers
Bought her a ring
Got on his knees and started to sing
He opened up his mouth and a bee flew out
It stung her on the nose and she started to shout
I don’t want your flowers
I don’t want your ring
Get up off your knees and don’t try to sing
Oh, everybody’s talking about the state I’m in
Everybody keeps talking about the state I’m in
I hopped on the bus to get out of there
Driver asked me for my ticket and said she liked my hair
I started to reply when I recognized the voice
She looked me in the eye and said you know you have a choice
Everybody’s talking about the state I’m in
Yeah, everybody’s talking about the state I’m in
If she don’t want your flowers you can give them to me
If she don’t want your ring I’ll take it happily
You can get on your knees and sing me a song
If a bee comes out, it can buzz right along
Riding on a bus with the girl next door
Never saw it coming but now I want some more
Going to call my Pappy and tell him the news
Going to call my Mama and my Sister too
Tell everyone about the state I’m in
You can tell everyone about the state I’m in
Call up your brother, call up your friends – Tell everybody about the state I’m in
