Everything I do, well, tell your monkey man Everything I tell you, you'll tell your monkey man But I got something for you he wouldn't understand Got my head in splints, got my heart in a sling Got my head in splints, my heart in a sling Now my woman done left me, she got everything Let me call you mine, baby, till your regular come Let me call you mine, baby, till your regular come And when your regular come, tell him What a good man done gone I know you don't love me, you don't mean me no good I know you don't love me, you don't mean me no good But I could use you better, if you only understood Everything I do, everything I plan I fail Everything I do, everything I plan I fail And you treat me like a stray dog With a tin can tied to its tail Everything I do, well, tell your monkey man Everything I tell you, you'll tell your monkey man But I got something for you he wouldn't understand Got my head in splints, got my heart in a sling Got my head in splints, my heart in a sling Now my woman done left me, she got everything Let me call you mine, baby, till your regular come Let me call you mine, baby, till your regular come And when your regular come, tell him What a good man done gone I know you don't love me, you don't mean me no good I know you don't love me, you don't mean me no good But I could use you better, if you only understood Everything I do, everything I plan I fail Everything I do, everything I plan I fail And you treat me like a stray dog With a tin can tied to its tail