[Chorus]
Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
What you gonna do when you ain't come around?
(I don't know, I don't know)
Ain't got no money, you can't pay
Ain't gon' money 'til the judgment day
(Broke, I'm broke)

[Verse 1]
Went on yonder 'bout a mile and a half
I can see old rafters comin' down the path
He's runnin' and skippin' and jumpin' and yellin'
He's got a pocket full of shillings and they all smellin'
(Ooh-ah)

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, Rufus
We gonna do a little Rufus
Oh, Rufus
What in the world do you want with me?

[Chorus]
Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
What you gonna do when you ain't come around?
Ain't got no money, you can't pay
Ain't gon' money 'til the judgment day

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, Rufus
Oh, Rufus
Oh, Rufus
What in the world do you want with me?

[Chorus]
Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
What you gonna do when you ain't come around?
Ain't got no money, you can't pay
Ain't gon' money 'til the judgment day

[Post-Chorus]
Oh baby
I gotta get the Rufus
Oh baby
I gotta get the Rufus
Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown

[Scatting]