INTRO
Early this mornin', my baby made me sore
Early this mornin', my baby made me sore
"I'm going away to leave you, ain't comin' back no more."
"Tell me, pretty mama, where did you stay last night?
Tell me, pretty mama, where did you stay last night?" (Spoken: Tell me where did you stay last night.)
"It ain't none of your business, daddy, since I treat you right."
"When you see me sleepin', baby, don't you think I'm drunk. (Spoken: No, I'm not drunk--not a bit of it!)
When you see me sleepin', baby, don't you think I'm drunk.
I got one eye on my pistol, and the other 'un on your trunk."
SOLO (Spoken: Play that thing low and lonesome, boy)
"I love you, pretty mama, b'lieve me it tain't no lie. (Spoken: I mean it tain't no lie!)
I love you, pretty mama, b'lieve me it tain't no lie.
The day you dare to quit me, baby, that's the day you die."
CODA