here i figured i will type the closest guess i can make to what he is saying then maybe it would ring some bells for someone and they can correct it..... not sure of a few lines...

also would welcome any discussion as to the what the song MEANS.

whooaaa....

i ain't goin' down
i ain't goin' down
oh baby to the well no more

it's a true believer
it's a true believer
heyyyyyyy

i ain't goin' down
i ain't goin' down
oh mama to the well no more

(spoken): late in the evenin' the boys was out and they said, whatcha got on your mind, snatchin' cotton, the boys'll tell him, says, grow your own, man, grow your own.

if i ever did labor
if i ever did labor, labor
?????????????

i ain't goin' down
i ain't goin' down
oh sadie to the well no more

it's a true believer
hoa
it's a true believer
heyyyyyy

i ain't goin' down
i ain't goin' down
oh baby to the well no more

spoken: take 'em, take 'em, boys, take 'em

oh, soon one mornin'
when i could not lay back down, lay back down
whoaaaa

looked right at him
looked right at him
oh, standin' in the mornin' gun
ohhhhh

looked right at him
looked right at him
standin' in the mornin' gun