It was early one morning, just about the break of day
It was early one morning, just about the break of day
Says, I thought I heard my sweet baby say
"You can read a newspaper, you can't read a person's mind
You can read a newspaper, you can't read a person's mind
'Cause when you think she's lovin' you, dropping you all the time"
"Now, baby, you been tellin' me, just what's all you could do
Now, baby, you been tellin' me, just what-all you could do
Now, I b'lieve I'll go back to my old-time used-to-do"
She's long, she's tall, shaped just like a willow tree
She's long and she's tall, she's shaped just like a willow tree
There's a reason I love her, 'cause she belongs to me
Spoken: Yes, folks, she belongs to me