[Verse 1] Mama says she don't want me Because I'm getting old Scared that I might freeze to d**h The weather is so cold If I live till night I think I will try When the moon goes down tonight [Chorus] I'm going to say goodbye I'm going from the cotton field I'm going from the cane I'm going from that little log hut That stands down in the lane [Verse 2] Now I'm old and feeble And I cannot see my way Mama says I'm old and gray And only in the way I'm leaving the little log hut The place I love to dwell When the stars shine bright tonight [Chorus][x2]