I said, I'm sittin' here watchin' a matchbox holdin' my clothes.
I said, I'm sittin' here wonderin', matchbox holdin' my clothes.
I ain't got no matches, but I sure got a long way to go.

I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a
long way from home.
I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a
long way from home.
I've never been happy, cause everything I ever did was wrong.

Well, If you don't want my peaches honey,
please don't shake my tree.
If you don't want ringo's peaches honey,
please don't mess around my tree.
I got news for you baby, leave me here in
misery, alright.

Well, let me be your little dog, till your
big dog comes.
Let me be your little dog, till your
big dog comes.
And when your big dog gets here,
watch how your puppy dog runs.

Well, I said I'm sittin' here watchin' a matchbox holdin' my clothes.
I said, I'm sittin' here watchin' a matchbox holdin' my clothes.
I ain't got no matches, but I sure got a long way to go.