Competition Bed Blues

Competition worryin' me, I don't even know what competition mean
Competition worryin' me, do you realize what competition mean?
It pops up at every man's door and
it worries him in his midnight dream

I had a lovin' brown, I didn't never mean to do her wrong
I had a lovin' brown, I didn't never mean to do her wrong
My partner's so full of competition, he's got my gal and gone

I passed my partner's house, I stopped in to comb my head
I passed my partner's house, I stopped in to comb my head
Who should I find, but my brown makin' up my partner's bed

Almost wrecked my mind, competition's goin' between me and my friend
Almost wrecked my mind, competition's goin' between me and my friend
It hurts me so, I thought we'd be pals 'til the end

It makes a man feel bad for his partner to turn him down
It makes a man feel bad for his partner to throw him down
Now it's so much competition, I believe I'll leave this town

"'Version 2, (21132-1) January 1929"'

Competition worryin' me, do you realize what competition mean?
Competition worryin' me, and do you realize what competition mean?
Pops up at every man's door and it worries him in his midnight dream

I had a lovin' brown, I didn't mean to do her wrong
Had a lovin' brown, I didn't mean to do her wrong
My partner's so full of competition, he got my good gal and gone

I found my partner's house, I stopped in to comb my head
I stopped in my partner's house, stopped in to comb my head
Who did I find, but my darlin' makin' up my partner's bed

It almost wrecked my mind,
competition's goin' between me and my friend
I say it almost wrecked my mind,
competition's goin' between me and my friend
It hurts me so, I thought we was gonna be pals until the end

It makes a man feel bad for his partner to turn him down
Yes it makes a man feel bad for his partner to turn him down
Said it's so much competition, I believe I'll leave this town