A good old long-lost friend, [Incomprehensible] mighty strange
Nobody knows you when you're down and out
I said, when you finally get back on your feet
Never get my hand on a dollar again
Taking all my friend out for a good time
When you're down and out
And as for friends, you don't have any
When you finally get back upon your feet again
We bought bootleg whiskey, champagne and wine
I'm gonna hang on to it until the eagle grins
Nobody knows you, nobody knows you
You know it's mighty strange, yeah, down and out
'Cause no, no, no, nobody knows you
In your pocket [Incomprehensible], not one penny
I lost all my good friends, I did not have nowhere to go
Then I began to fall so low
Here comes everybody sayin' they wanna be
Everybody wants to be a good old long-lost friend