Lord, I woke up this mornin', my man was gone
Fell on my bedside, hung my head and moaned
Went down the street, Lord, I couldn't be satisfied
Had those railroad blues, I just too mean to cry
Some say he left on a steamboat, some say it was the ferry day
I don't care what train it was that, that my man away
So I jumped my jumper, I ain't had my overalls
I'm gonna ride that train, I mean that county ball
He's close to Birmingham, 'bout half past four
Half five o'clock I'm knockin' on my best friend's door
"Miss Sweet Daddy, where have you been so long?"
"I've been in Cincinnati, down in that new saloon lounge"
Now I love me daddy, he would rock me too
Ain't nobody rock me like hoppin' cow, cow do
Mama think I'm crazy, my daddy knows I'm wild
Everybody in town knows I'm Mama's favorite child
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