INTRO
I had a little woman, she was nice and kind in every way
I says I had a woman, she was nice and kind in every way
Now, but she livin' in Chicago, yes, and she's changed her way
Though she's a Southern-raised woman, and I raised her to my hand
She's a Southern-raised woman, and I raised her to my hand
Now, she livin' in Chicago, and she's goin' from man to man
I said, "Oh Lord, have mercy, my baby don't know what she's doin'."
I said, "Lord, have mercy, she don't know what she's doin'.
She just runnin' 'round here, tryin' to lose her happy home."
Baby, I knowed you, woman, when you didn't have a dress to wear
I knowed you woman, when you didn't have a dress to wear
Yeah, you was runnin' 'round on 35th and Main, Lord, and your feets was bare
I taken you in, thought that we could be friends
I taken you in, thought that we would be friends
Now your mind ain't on me, baby, it's on other men