Well the other night, I had a dream
I dreamed I had a castle and I was a king
But you can't never tell
Lord you can't never tell
'Cause when I woke up my castle was a city jail

Well I met a little gal, I thought she was swell
Like a bottom of a bucket
I really fell
But you can't never tell
Lord you can't never tell
If she's really true or double crossin'
You you can't never tell

Well I thought I get rich, so I bought a Cadillac
The finance company come and took it back
So you can't never tell
Lord you can't never tell
If you're gonna be rich or wind up in the ditch
You can't never tell

Well today you might be a doing fine
Tomorrow you might be a doing time
So you can't never tell
Lord you can't never tell
If you're on the right track or trackin' it back
You can't never tell