Well, I woke up this morning, I did not feel my best.
Well, I woke up this morning, did not feel at my best.
My offspring all left me, just a big ole empty nest!

I went down to the kitchen, not a dish was out of place
I went down to the kitchen, nothin was out of place.
You wouldn't have believed the look upon my face!

Went down the hall, there were no clothes on the floor!
I went down the hall, saw no clothes on the floor!
I said to myself, I don't think I can take much more!

Over in the bedroom, that bed was made up tight!
Well I looked in the bedroom, that bed was made up tight!
Everything was in order, but something sure wasn't right!

Well I'm rattling around here like an old die in a cup
I'm just rattling around like a gambler's lucky cup!
Ain't nobody screaming, an' nobody cuttin' up!

You can tell yo' sistah, you can tell yo' brother too.
You can tell yo' sister, an' tell your brother too.
Ya bettah call up yo' Mama, she's getting them Empty Nest blues!!

Wish that ole Goddess were around here, she could put them blues in the Mudcat Songbook!

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