Once I was a slave at the saw mill   Talk about a poor boy   Talk about a poor boy   Let me have a dollar bill.      My work was so hard at the saw mill   Talk about a poor boy   Talk about a poor boy   Let me have a dollar bill.      See my teardrops falling down   My wife left the saw mill town   She said saw mill life had been a sin   The gravy were too thin.      I can't work no more at the saw mill   Talk about a poor boy   Talk about a poor boy   Let me have a dollar bill.      --- Instrumental ---      Well, if you bring your wife to the saw mill   How you gonna please her   How you gonna please her   When she wants a dollar bill.      She'll run away and leave you at the saw mill   Women like a dollar   Women like a dollar   Yes, and women always will.      See my teardrops falling down   My wife left the saw mill town   She said saw mill life had been a sin   The gravy were too thin.      I can't work no more at the saw mill   Talk about a poor boy   Talk about a poor boy   Let me have a dollar bill.      Women like a dollar   Women like a dollar   Yes, and women always will...