Honey chilemartha reeves and the vandellasyouand're shiftless and youand're lazyjust like the hound dog, daisy i had when grandma raised mehoney chile, poor granny got too old to scorn medear old auntie warned me you sure was no good for mehoney chile, but your kiss is sweeter than the cakethat grandma used to makeoh them sweet little things about ya sure enough takes the cakeyou ainand't gonna amount to nothingand'cause you ainand't gonna work for nothingwithout you, iand'm good for nothinghoney chile, honey chilesure and'bout to drive me wildand i love you so canand't let go now honey chile oh sugar chileiand'd walk a country mile just to be with you and to stay with you, now honey chilei try to act like a lady but youand've been courtinand' sadieyour reputationand's shady honey chile, hey you even took out sallywho lives across the alley oh iand've been keeping tally honey chile youand're like the grapesupon the vine at winning pretty wineand'cause like that home made wine so sweetyou sure enough drove me out of my mind nowyou ainand't nothing but a playboy using me for a play toy youand're ruining my pride and joy now honey chile, honey chilesure and'bout to drive me wildand i love you so, canand't let go now honey, ,oh sugar chileiand'd walk a country mile just to be with you and to stay with you, now honey chileone day iand'm gonna get strongerand i wonand't need you no longerthis feeling will be a gonerhoney chile, hey now i canand't take disgracinand'that ainand't the way granny raised meyouand're gonna just hurt like crazy honey chile, sugar chileiand'd walk a country mile just to be with you and to stay with you, honey chilehey honey chile sure and'bout to drive me wild