If you go down to Black Bottom
   Put your money in your shoes
'Cause them Black Bottom women
   Got them Black Bottom blues
Oh, good mama -- papa's got them Black Bottom blues

Once I knew a preacher
   Preached the Bible through and through
He went down to Black Bottom
   Now his preachin' days are through
Oh, good mama -- papa's got them Black Bottom Blues

When you go down to Black Bottom
   Leave your credit card at home
'Cause them Black Bottom women
   Jump on a man like a dog on a bone
Oh, sweet mama -- papa's got them Black Bottom blues

Once I had a woman
   Meant the world to me
She hung around Black Bottom
   Now she ain't what she used to be
Lordy, mama -- papa's got them Black Bottom blues

If you go down to the Bottom
   You will never reach the top
'Cause the women in Black Bottom
   Jus' dunno when to stop
Oh, good mama -- daddy's got them Black Bottom blues

If you go down to Black Bottom
   Put your money in your shoes
'Cause the women in Black Bottom
   Got them Black Bottom blues
Oh, sweet mama -- papa's got them Black Bottom blues
 
 

  No wonder Dylan felt a little uneasy when she bent down to tie the laces of his shoe. . . . 
  Just remember -- never take your shoes off. . . .
 
 
 
 

This is our version of a song that had gotten around so much by the time it was first recorded that it passed by more than one title and had floating verses.  It's about one of those places you go to play footsie with sin.