I've had my fun
If I don't ever get well no more
I've had my fun
If I don't ever get well no more
I know my health is failin' me now
I know that I'm goin' down slow
Won't somebody write my mother
And tell her the shape I'm in
I want somebody to write my mother
Tell her the shape I'm in
I want you to tell her to pray for me
Ask her to forgive for all of my sins
Mother, please don't send me no doctor
A doctor can't do me no good
I don't want you to send my no doctor now
Doctor just can't do me no good
Back when I was a young boy, oh
I just didn't do anything I should
The singer has minimal regrets for the life of fun that he has had. He is now in failing health and wants his mother to know. He accepts his fate and acknowledges that sending a doctor would be too late. However, he hopes his mother will forgive him for the life he has led and the the worry and heartache he has put her through.