I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in I got up so tight I couldn’t unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Someone painted «April Fool"in big black letters on a «Dead End"sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in Yeah yeah oh-yeah
This song was originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on the Album "Soul My Way" on Smash Records, released June 15, 1967. As far as I can determine Teddy Hill;s (a great version) version was released in October, 1967. This aside, to me the most authentic and entertaining version is the live one by the author of the song, Mickey Newbury.
I came here because of Billy Joel interviewing Don Henley. Henley mentioned running into Kenny Rogers in TX about the time this song was released - Henley mentioned that Mickey Newbury wrote the song and when I was checking out Newbury I read that JLL was the first to record this gem.